The Clarkson/Leigh Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clarkson/Leigh will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Oakland-Craig, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Patriots came out on top against the Knights by a score of 51-41 on Tuesday.

Kyle McMullin
| 12/09/25 vs Oakland-Craig | 14 |
| 12/06/25 @ Madison | 14 |
| 12/05/25 vs Humphrey-Lindsay | 8 |
| 02/24/25 vs Mead | 8 |
| 02/21/25 vs David City | 9 |
| 02/13/25 @ Stanton | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clarkson/Leigh to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyle McMullin, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. McMullin has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tucker Matthies, who posted 19 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Bancroft-Rosalie ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They snuck past Omaha Nation with a 90-85 victory. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
The victory got Bancroft-Rosalie back to even at 1-1. As for Clarkson/Leigh, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Clarkson/Leigh was dealt a bruising 68-37 defeat at the hands of Bancroft-Rosalie when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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