The Clear Creek Golddiggers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Jefferson Saints at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Clear Creek is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Conifer on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clear Creek lost 52-28 to Conifer.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Donovan Miller, who scored nine points in addition to five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Leo Manwarren, who earned a point plus nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was beaten by Prospect Ridge Academy 83-44 on Thursday. The Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-15.
Clear Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Jefferson, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Clear Creek suffered a grim 66-41 defeat to Jefferson in their previous matchup back in February of 2018. Can Clear Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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