Basketball Recap: Owen Howard's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Clark Fork over Wallace

Clark Fork was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. The matchup between them and the Wallace Miners didn't end well, with the Clark Fork Wampus Cats falling 60-43. The Wampus Cats were down 55-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Several Wampus Cats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Owen Howard, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards. Howard is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Cruz, who posted 13 points.

Cooper Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wallace, going 12 of 18 on his way to 28 points and eight steals. Julian Davis was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds.

Clark Fork's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wallace, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clark Fork will venture away from home to square off against Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Priest River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season. As for Wallace, they will face off against Kootenai at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wallace also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.3 points per game.