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| 02/13/24 - Home | 73-38 W |
| 01/12/24 - Away | 55-20 W |
| 12/29/14 - Neutral | 73-44 W |
Northwood has gone 3-0 against Chatham Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Northwood Chargers will get right back to it and host the Chatham Central Bears at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Thursday, Northwood ended up a good deal behind Seaforth and lost 62-47. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Hawks are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Chatham Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cedar Ridge by a score of 36-33.
Northwood will have to contain Karaleigh Dodson as she made an impact in Chatham Central's last game. She almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Dodson's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Landry Allen, who posted six points.
Even though they lost, Chatham Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Northwood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Chatham Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Everything came up roses for Northwood against Chatham Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 73-38 victory. In that match, Northwood amassed a halftime lead of 38-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
