In the late game on Friday night, the Dark Horse and Raider boys took the court, looking to put on as entertaining a game as the one before it. Midway took victory in the first matchup a couple weeks ago but Clinton was on a mission to take down their rival. The Dark Horses ran out of steam in the second half despite their efforts as the Raiders rallied for the 56-44 victory.
Clinton took the opening possession but was unable to make anything happen. After Midway also went empty, the Raiders got another defensive stop and turned on the jets. Baskets by Tanner Williams and Andre Gregory and a three-ball by Tripp Westbrook made it 7-0. A couple minutes later, Anthony Graham got a layup in the lane to make it 9-0. Clinton finally got on the board thanks to a Camden Davis three-pointer, making it 9-3 with 3:20 left in the first quarter. Despite Midway’s hot start, Clinton was keeping pace, trailing just 13-8 with 1:40 left in the first quarter and a timeout on the court. Things were fast-paced to close out the quarter and the Raiders led 14-8 at the end of one.