Northwestern hasn't had much luck against Catawba Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northwestern Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 6:15 p.m. Catawba Ridge took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwestern, who comes in off a win.
Northwestern will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 22-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene last Saturday. They skirted past Chester 46-43. The victory was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Northwestern got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Camryn Bennett out in front who posted nine points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalyn Jones, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Northwestern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against South Point, falling 51-26. The defeat continues a trend for the Copperheads in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Catawba Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Northwestern, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 56-35 defeat they got from Catawba Ridge when the teams last played back in February. Thankfully for Northwestern, Morgan Davis (who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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