Clover dropped to 4-3 on Friday, ending the team's five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They were dealt a 52-24 defeat at the hands of the Northwestern Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Blue Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Trojans are ranked first).
As for Northwestern, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Xavier Means was his usual excellent self, throwing for 331 yards and three TDs while completing 83.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Northwestern's leading receiver Kameron Vance was Means' top target yet again, picking up 153 receiving yards and two scores.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Clover is set to square off against their familiar foe Indian Land at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th. Meanwhile, Northwestern will face off against rival Fort Mill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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