The Landrum Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Clinton Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Landrum is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on American Leadership Academy with a sharp 54-31 win.
Meanwhile, Clinton waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They claimed a resounding 67-29 victory over Liberty. Clinton has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Clinton's win came from a few key players Landrum will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mylayja Thompson, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten assists. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryanna Belton, who went 6-for-11 en route to 17 points.
Clinton was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Clinton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points over those games. As for Landrum, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Landrum couldn't quite finish off Clinton in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 and fell 36-33. Can Landrum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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