Northwestern is 1-9 against Clover since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwestern Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Clover Blue Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Northwestern has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Northwestern turned things around against Indian Land on Wednesday. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 41-25.
Meanwhile, Clover waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They enjoyed a cozy 53-34 win over the Yellow Jackets.
Northwestern better focus on containing Julienne Chambliss and Olivia Lewter as the pair were huge in Clover's win. Chambliss posted 11 points along with eight assists and seven steals, while Lewter went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Those seven steals gave Chambliss a new career-high. Georgia Smith was another key player, putting up seven points.
Clover's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Northwestern, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 4-12.
Northwestern took a serious blow against Clover in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 57-25. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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