Northwestern hasn't had much luck against Indian Land recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northwestern Trojans will be playing at home against the Indian Land Warriors at 7:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northwestern is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Rock Hill. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Trojans have suffered since February 6, 2024.
Meanwhile, Indian Land faced Fort Mill in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Indian Land fell 52-44 to Fort Mill. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Michael Jones and Logan Parker. Parker had a solid game and posted 11 points. Meanwhile, Jones was balling out in the loss, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Indian Land, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-3.
Northwestern took a serious blow against Indian Land when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 83-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who went 10 for 16 en route to 27 points and three steals. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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