The Catawba Ridge Copperheads are taking a road trip to take on the Clover Blue Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Catawba Ridge has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Clover will arrive with 16 straight wins.
On Tuesday, Catawba Ridge lost to Rock Hill at home by a 59-43 margin. 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 135th, while the Bearcats are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Clover on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Nation Ford out of the water with a 49-19 final score. The Blue Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Clover's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.6 points. As for Catawba Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
Catawba Ridge took a serious blow against Clover in their previous matchup back in January, falling 63-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clover's Samara Lucas, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that Catawba Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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