Basketball Recap: Catawba Ridge Continues Home Dominance on Friday

If Northwestern wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Catawba Ridge, they should've done a better job of containing Mark Caslaru. The Catawba Ridge Copperheads enjoyed a cozy 45-31 victory over the Northwestern Trojans on Friday thanks in part to Caslaru, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 boards. He has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 12 times he's played.

Despite the defeat, Northwestern saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kai Lowery posted ten points. Lowery is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Joseph Owusu-Mensah, who put up two points and six rebounds.

Catawba Ridge pushed their record up to 6-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Northwestern, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.

Catawba Ridge has already played their next game, a 60-49 victory against Lexington on the 6th. As for Northwestern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-63 win against Clover on the 7th.