The Northwestern Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Fort Mill will come in with eight straight wins.
Last Friday, Northwestern lost to Clover on the road by a 55-40 margin.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill made easy work of Rock Hill on Friday and carried off a 60-36 victory. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Fort Mill found their leader in freshman Jermier Nelson, who went 10 for 13 on his way to 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nelson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Wallace Campbell, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Fort Mill, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 62-37 defeat they got from Fort Mill in their previous matchup back in January. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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