The Clarkson/Leigh Boys lost 74-33 at home to BRLD Friday night.
The Wolverines tripled up the Patriots 21-7 in the first quarter. BRLD outscored Clarkson/Leigh 18-7 in the second quarter to take a 39-14 lead into the locker room.
BRLD won the third quarter 16-14 to lead 55-28 after three.
The Wolverines put up 19 points in the fourth quarter and held the Patriots to 5.
Blake Paprocki led the way with 11 points and 8 rebounds while Garrett Schroeder and Haden Held notched 10 and 8 points, respectively.
This was another tough loss for Clarkson/Leigh. BRLD is a really good team though.
The Patriots (0-5) square off with Pender (1-3) at home Thursday night.
The Pendragons lost 40-39 at home to Allen Monday night.
This is a game Clarkson/Leigh can win, and should definitely look at it that way.
The Patriots beat Pender in football, so Clarkson/Leigh would love to win in basketball too no doubt.
Both teams really need this game, but I think the Patriots need it more.
Clarkson/Leigh has been competitive in a couple of games, but has just come up on the short end of the stick time after time.
The Patriots' luck is due to change I would say, but it has been a tough year so far for Clarkson/Leigh.
The Patriots have this game with the Pendragons and a game with rival Howells-Dodge on Saturday to round out the week.
These are two very critical games to Clarkson/Leigh's season, in my opinion.
I think these two games could serve as season changers for the Patriots if they play well though.
Both contests could also add to Clarkson/Leigh's frustrations, but I feel the Patriots are due to break through at some point.
Clarkson/Leigh has to play good basketball for four quarters against Pender, and focus on scoring every possession and winning every quarter.
There's a lot of room for improvement when it comes to the Patriots' game, but I feel Clarkson/Leigh can take some big steps in the right directions against the Pendragons, especially if they win.
A win over Pender would be a big confidence booster for the Patriots, in my opinion.
It would also give Clarkson/Leigh some much needed momentum heading into the Howells-Dodge game.
The Clarkson/Leigh Girls were competitive, but lost 52-37 at home to BRLD Friday night.
The Wolverines led 10-6 after one. BRLD won the second quarter 14-12 to go up 24-18 at halftime.
The Wolverines outscored the Patriots 12-5 in the third quarter to lead 36-23 at the end of three.
BRLD put up 16 points in the fourth quarter compared to 14 for Clarkson/Leigh.
Beth Wiese and Halee Steffensmeier led the way with 9 points apiece while Ashlynn Novotony and Hannah Kasik recorded 8 and 7, respectively.
I thought the Patriots played well and were very competitive. Clarkson/Leigh has absolutely nothing to hang their heads about after this game.
The Patriots (2-3) host Pender (4-0) Thursday night.
The Pendragons won 65-22 at home over Allen last time out.
Pender is a great team, and will be really tough for Clarkson/Leigh to beat, but if the Patriots play well and the Pendragons just go through the motions like they have at times this season, then Clarkson/Leigh could pull the upset.
The Patriots don't appear to be scared of or phased by these great teams. Clarkson/Leigh is competing with and playing at a high level against everyone on their schedule.
The Patriots have improved immensely over last season, and are taking a lot of positive steps in the right direction, in my opinion.
It would make these girls' season to upset the Pendragons, and given how well Clarkson/Leigh has played this season and how off Pender has been at times this year, anything can happen.
The Patriots have to play loose, hard, tough, and in a way carefree Thursday night.
Clarkson/Leigh has to come in thinking they have nothing to lose, because they really don't.
The schedule is super tough for the Patriots this season, yet Clarkson/Leigh is competing with the really good teams.
I don't know if the Patriots will beat Pender, but I think Clarkson/Leigh has a chance to make it a 10-12 point game.
That would be such a huge accomplishment and another big step in the right direction for this program.
A lot of Pender's players are seniors while a lot of the Patriots' players are sophomores so this is a good measuring stick for Clarkson/Leigh at the very least to see where they need to be to get to the top.
Win or lose, the Patriots are doing some really nice things this season.
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