The Italy Gladiators will take on the Clifton Cubs at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Italy blew past Hubbard, posting a 62-30 win. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clifton made easy work of Alvord on Saturday and carried off a 66-45 victory. Given the Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Italy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Clifton, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Italy came out on top in a nail-biter against Clifton in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, sneaking past 55-53. Does Italy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clifton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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