The Meridian Hawks will take on North Clay/Clay City at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-35, which was the final score in Meridian's tilt against Tuscola on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Warriors are ranked 171st).
Meanwhile, North Clay/Clay City waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Mules 62-40.
North Clay/Clay City pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.8 points over those games. As for Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-17.
Meridian came up short against North Clay/Clay City in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 79-67. Can Meridian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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