The Cloverdale Clovers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sullivan Golden Arrows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Cloverdale: they have been struggling with 16 straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Sullivan has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Cloverdale suffered their biggest loss since December 8, 2023 on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Parke Heritage, falling 64-22. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cloverdale in their matchups with Parke Heritage: they've now lost five in a row.
Sullivan posted their closest victory yet this season on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-43 victory over West Vigo. Given Sullivan's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while West Vigo is ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cloverdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Sullivan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Cloverdale took a serious blow against Sullivan in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 59-19. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cloverdale was down 28-8.
