Basketball Recap: Catawba Ridge Comes Up Short

Catawba Ridge lost against Indian Land back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Catawba Ridge Copperheads took a 63-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indian Land Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Copperheads can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Warriors are ranked sixth).

When it comes to explaining why Catawba Ridge lost, don't look at Mark Caslaru. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Caslaru is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 21 games he's played. Isaiah Thomas was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.

Indian Land's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sequel Patterson led the charge by going 8 of 17 on his way to 17 points and five assists. That's the most assists Patterson has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Jones, who posted 14 points and three steals.

Catawba Ridge dropped their record down to 10-13 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.9% in those games and 25.6% outside of them. As for Indian Land, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-2.

Catawba Ridge will face off against Nation Ford at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Catawba Ridge is facing Nation Ford at the right time seeing as Nation Ford is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Indian Land, they will challenge Clover at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Clover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.