Northwood Academy played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 71-44 defeat at the hands of the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Swamp Foxes are ranked 70th).
Several Chargers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Garrett Cash, who posted ten points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Meadows, who had seven points and six rebounds.
It was another big night for Clayton Everett Jr, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 20 points and three steals for Ashley Ridge. Everett Jr is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Nasir Mcelveen was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwood Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-9. As for Ashley Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Northwood Academy will take on Philip Simmons in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ashley Ridge, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-48 victory against Woodland on the 18th.
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