Basketball Recap: Clarksburg Comes Up Short

Clarksburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-55 heartbreaker at the hands of the Northwest Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Jaguars are ranked 71st).

Northwest can attribute much of their success to Jaylin Ouattara, who went 8 of 12 en route to 17 points and seven boards. Ouattara continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alexander Greenfield, who posted ten points.

Clarksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Northwest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clarksburg will face off against Quince Orchard at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northwest, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Poolesville at 5:30 p.m.