The Northwestern Trojans will challenge the Indian Land Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northwestern is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Rock Hill 74-23. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 29th).
Northwestern got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Autumn Linen and Camryn Bennett, who each put up six points. Linen also led the team in rebounds with six.
Meanwhile, Indian Land lost 46-20 to Fort Mill on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Northwestern will have to keep a close watch on Kaitlyn Knoll and Charlotte Kemp, a pair of players who had a big impact on Indian Land's prior game. Knoll posted two points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, while Kemp had two points. Knoll is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.
Indian Land's defeat dropped their record down to 6-19. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Northwestern strolled past Indian Land in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 41-25. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Indian Land have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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