Clay Center is 0-4 against Southeast of Saline since January of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Clay Center Tigers will be playing at home against the Southeast of Saline Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Clay Center lost to Rock Creek on the road by a 66-48 margin. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Southeast of Saline was able to grind out a solid victory over Lyons on Tuesday, taking the game 67-59.
Southeast of Saline's win came from a few key players Clay Center will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gannon Jacobson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Tiernan Ptacek was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 19 points.
Southeast of Saline smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Southeast of Saline is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Clay Center, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Clay Center suffered a grim 60-35 defeat to Southeast of Saline when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southeast of Saline's Owen Bailey, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 24 points. Now that Clay Center knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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