Emerald is 1-9 against Clinton since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Vikings will welcome the Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Emerald has given up an average of 57.2 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Emerald is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Abbeville last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Vikings were beaten by the Panthers 80-45. The Vikings were down 54-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Clinton had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over Saluda on Saturday.
Clinton's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Emerald lost to Clinton at home by a decisive 63-47 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2025. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Red Devils' Nyterian Smith, who posted 23 points. Now that the Vikings know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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