Clarksburg and Northwest are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Clarksburg Coyotes will head out on the road to challenge the Northwest Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Clarksburg is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Clarksburg is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Whitman on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clarksburg was dealt an 84-45 loss at the hands of Whitman. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Vikings are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Northwest had just enough and edged Seneca Valley out 44-41 on Tuesday.
Northwest's win came from a few key players Clarksburg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alexander Greenfield, who posted eight points in addition to 12 boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in blocks. Eddison Floyd was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 11 points and eight rebounds.
Northwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Clarksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Northwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Clarksburg took a serious blow against Northwest when the teams last played back in January, falling 85-56. Can Clarksburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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