The Clinton Dark Horses had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lakewood 52-49. That's another feather in the cap for Clinton, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Clinton's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gregory Coxum, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Nydarion Blackwell was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Lakewood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cameron Williams, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds. Williams scored a full 28.6% of Lakewood's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Parker Jr. , who scored ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Clinton's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Lakewood, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 2-2.
Clinton will head out on the road to face off against South Johnston at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Johnston is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak. Lakewood will be home for the holidays to greet Lejeune at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Lejeune focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
