Both the McClain Lady Tigers and Fairfield Lady Lions finished their 2023 portion of their basketball schedule with a Highland County rivalry game Friday night. The two teams battled at McClain Gym, where it was the home team Lady Tigers outlasting the Lady Lions, 29-16.
The McClain Tigers saw their overall record drop to 1-8 on the season after losing a non-conference game to the visiting Adena Warriors, 50-27 Wednesday night in Greenfield.
A point differential of only three points separated the McClain Lady Tigers with the Waverly Lady Tigers and a non-conference win, as MHS fell on the road to Waverly, 45-42 on Monday, Dec. 18 at the Waverly Downtown Gym.
Playing to a difference of just nine points in the first half, the McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians battled close on the scoreboard for the first 16 minutes of game time in their Frontier Athletic Conference contest Saturday night (Dec. 23), but that changed in the second half.
On Saturday afternoon (Dec. 23), the Hillsboro Lady Indians fended off the McClain Lady Tigers, as it was the away team Lady Indians who broke a tied score with 33 seconds left in regulation which eventually led to the final 44-42 score that gave Hillsboro their fifth win of the season.
The McClain varsity girls basketball team picked up a big non-conference victory, 47-33 over Piketon Wednesday night in Greenfield to improve their overall record to 5-4 and 3-1 in the Frontier Athletic Conference.
For just over three and a half quarters, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs and McClain Tigers battled to a tied score at 36-36, as both teams had their high and low points in the non-conference showdown Tuesday night at LCHS.
The McClain varsity girls basketball team found it difficult to score points for a second straight game, leading to a disappointing 37-36 loss to Clinton-Massie Saturday in Greenfield.
The McClain Tigers’ offensive and defensive struggles continued Friday night at Washington, where the Blue Lions handed the Tigers a 68-36 loss in a game that the Blue Lions connected on seven long balls from behind the arc.
The McClain boys varsity wrestling team was back in action Thursday night in Greenfield, where they picked up a big Frontier Athletic Conference victory over Chillicothe by a 42-24 final score.
The McClain Lady Tigers traveled to Ross County for a non-conference game Wednesday night (Dec. 13) at Adena High School, where a tough first half was too much to overcome for a 33-29 loss.
Saturday afternoon saw the McClain Lady Tigers travel to Fayette County and earn a Frontier Athletic Conference victory over the host Washington Lady Blue Lions, 36-22.
