The Clarke County Eagles had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 79-56 margin over Luray. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Louis Marino was his usual excellent self, scoring 18 points along with three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Booker, who scored 14 points.
Luray lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Connor Hilliard, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Jenkins, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Clarke County's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Luray, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Clarke County will head out on the road to face off against Madison County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Averaging 63.17 points so far this season, Clarke County's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Madison County better be ready for a challenge. As for Luray, they will head out on the road to challenge Fort Defiance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Fort Defiance's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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