Clear Creek is on a three-game streak of home losses, and West Grand a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Clear Creek Golddiggers will be home for the holidays to greet the West Grand Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Clear Creek has given up an average of 49.5 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Clear Creek came up short against Arrupe Jesuit and fell 56-44.
Defeat or not, Clear Creek got some senior leadership from Zephyr Schuessler and Ian Hendrickson. Schuessler almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Hendrickson shot 63% from the field to rack up 10 points and five boards. That was a full 50% of the Golddiggers' points, marking the fourth time in a row Schuessler has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, West Grand was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 54-48 to Dolores.
Clear Creek will need to focus on slowing down Stran Lechman, one of several West Grand players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Lechman has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more boards the last three times he's played. Hugo Gonzalez was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
West Grand's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Clear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Clear Creek has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.8 boards per game. However, it's not like West Grand struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Clear Creek beat West Grand 44-36 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Do the Golddiggers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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