Basketball Game Preview: Clermont Northeastern Rockets vs. East Clinton Astros

Clermont Northeastern is 9-1 against East Clinton since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Clermont Northeastern Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Clinton Astros at 7:00 p.m. Clermont Northeastern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.

Clermont Northeastern will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Blanchester: Clermont Northeastern lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Blanchester, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of 5's game. Clermont Northeastern put the hurt on Blanchester with a sharp 52-29 victory on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rockets have posted since January 26th.

Connor Yeager continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 21 boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 24 games he's played dating back to last season. Sammy Woolery was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.

Clermont Northeastern was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, East Clinton lost to Bethel-Tate at home by a 52-33 margin on Friday. The matchup marked the Astros' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Clermont Northeastern's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for East Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Everything came up roses for Clermont Northeastern against East Clinton in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 54-20 win. In that contest, Clermont Northeastern amassed a halftime lead of 37-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.