Clover Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 78-65 to the Steward Spartans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (64), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Steward had a senior duo take command as Donovan Richardson dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 boards and Xavier Nelson went 8 of 13 on his way to 21 points and eight boards. With that strong performance, Nelson is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Day, who posted eight points.
Clover Hill's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Steward, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Clover Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-48 defeat against J.R. Tucker on the 9th. As for Steward, they will host Saint John Paul the Great Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Steward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season.
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