Clay-Battelle was the 71-56 winner over Catholic Central when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees took a 63-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Catholic Central Crusaders on Tuesday.
Despite the defeat, Clay-Battelle had strong showings from Preston Luzader, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 13 boards, and Cooper Payton, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 21 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 44.2% of Clay-Battelle's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Clay-Battelle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Clay-Battelle's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Catholic Central, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.
Coming up, Clay-Battelle will head out on the road to face off against Caldwell at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Catholic Central, they will challenge Toronto at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
