Basketball Recap: Noah Patrick Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Catawba Ridge

Nation Ford got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 61-52 win over the Catawba Ridge Copperheads on Tuesday. For the Falcons , this counts as revenge for the 84-51 victory the Copperheads walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.

Nation Ford's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Patrick, who went 7 of 12 en route to 15 points. Ben Chuttey was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Falcons

Assists

12/30/23 vs Chapin	22
01/23/24 @ Fort Mill	20
01/14/25 @ Catawba Ridge	19
12/21/23 vs West Charlotte	19
02/14/24 vs Spartanburg	18

Nation Ford was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Catawba Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mark Caslaru, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Caslaru is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 16 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Elijah Peters, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points.

Nation Ford is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Catawba Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10.

Nation Ford has already played their next matchup (against Clover), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Catawba Ridge has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Rock Hill.