The Clay City Eels will take on the South Putnam Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clay City has six straight victories, South Putnam has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Clay City's tournament run continued when they took on Tri-West Hendricks on Saturday. Clay City was the clear victor by a 63-40 margin over Tri-West Hendricks. The Eels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, South Putnam was beaten by Parke Heritage 79-46 last Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Wolves are ranked 39th).
Clay City's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for South Putnam, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Clay City against South Putnam in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 69-39 victory. Does Clay City have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Putnam turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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