The Huntingdon Bearcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Clearfield Bison at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Huntingdon has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Clearfield will arrive with three straight victories.
Huntingdon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Huntingdon was dealt a 75-44 defeat at the hands of Central. The game marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Clearfield got the win against Bellwood-Antis on Friday by a conclusive 61-35.
Huntingdon better focus on containing Braison Patrick and Elijah Glunt as the pair were huge in Clearfield's win. Patrick went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points and six rebounds, while Glunt went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Patrick has scored at least a third of Clearfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Collins, who posted eight points.
Clearfield's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Huntingdon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Huntingdon didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Clearfield when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntingdon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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