The Clearfield Bison are taking a road trip to take on the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Clearfield will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Clearfield will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 23) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Bald Eagle Area 43-40. Given the Bison's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Eagles are ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clearfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Parker Collins out in front who posted ten points and seven boards. Ev Maines was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Westmont Hilltop's game on Friday was all tied up 37-37 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Bishop McCort with a 68-63 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Hilltoppers who have now won three games in a row.
Westmont Hilltop is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Clearfield, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Clearfield might still be hurting after the 72-47 defeat they got from Westmont Hilltop in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Clearfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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