Clover Garden School falls despite big games from Arissa Duff and Kennedy Harrelson

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 1:20pm

Recap: Clover Garden School Grizzlies vs. Triangle Math & Science Tigers

If the Clover Garden School Grizzlies were riding high off their 55-21 takedown of the Woods Charter Wolves last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Clover Garden School fell to Triangle Math & Science 65-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), Clover Garden School still had to take the loss.

Despite the defeat, Clover Garden School had strong showings from Kennedy Harrelson, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds, and Arissa Duff, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Harrelson has scored all season. Hanna Tickle was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds.

Clover Garden School struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Triangle Math & Science racked up 14 assists.

Triangle Math & Science's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leanna Nohs, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Nohs has scored at least a third of Triangle Math & Science's points. Another player making a difference was Yashitha Vanamala, who scored 17 points along with six assists and three steals.

Clover Garden School's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Triangle Math & Science, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.

Clover Garden School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Triangle Math & Science, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Southern Wake Academy at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Triangle Math & Science has three straight victories, Southern Wake Academy has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

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