Clay is 2-8 against Orange Park since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Clay Blue Devils will challenge the Orange Park Raiders. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Clay is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fleming Island on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clay came up short against Fleming Island, falling 79-59. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, Orange Park lost 60-38 to Bishop Snyder on Thursday.
Orange Park has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Clay, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-14.
Clay came up short against Orange Park in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 62-52. Can Clay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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