Brown County came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by the Cloverdale Clovers and fell 72-39. The Eagles lost against the Clovers in their previous head to head back in December of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 58-56 score last time.
Cloverdale found their leader in sophomore Ishmael Kiteka, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Kiteka is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Donavin Newby, who shot 86% from the field on his way to 15 points and six boards.
Brown County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cloverdale, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-2.
Brown County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-52 loss against West Vigo on the 20th. As for Cloverdale, they have also already played their next matchup, a 64-35 win against Riverton Parke on the 20th.
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