Preview: Clover Garden School Grizzlies vs. Triangle Math & Science Tigers
Clover Garden School has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Triangle Math & Science Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Clover Garden School focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Thursday.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Clover Garden School ultimately got the result they hoped for. They secured a 40-35 W over Eno River. The win was just what Clover Garden School needed coming off of a 56-35 loss in their prior game.
Clover Garden School found their leader in underclassman Hanna Tickle, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten steals. Tickle has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Kennedy Harrelson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with four steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Triangle Math & Science gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They really took it to Ascend Leadership for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-7 victory on the road. Given Triangle Math & Science's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Ascend Leadership is ranked 604th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Triangle Math & Science relied on the efforts of Samrita Sriram, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, and Leanna Nohs, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Nohs has scored at least a third of Triangle Math & Science's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yashitha Vanamala, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and seven assists.
Clover Garden School has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Triangle Math & Science, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-7.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Clover Garden School have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Triangle Math & Science struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clover Garden School lost to Triangle Math & Science on the road by a decisive 37-22 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Clover Garden School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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