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| 02/19/24 - Home | 61-4 W |
| 01/25/24 - Home | 63-14 W |
| 12/12/23 - Away | 54-12 W |
Clover Garden School is 3-0 against Ascend Leadership since December of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Clover Garden School Grizzlies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ascend Leadership Aviators at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Clover Garden School's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ascend Leadership has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Clover Garden School is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 45-32 victory over Graham on Friday.
Hanna Tickle was her usual excellent self, putting up 26 points along with eight boards and seven steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Clover Garden School's points. The team also got some help courtesy of London Hairston, who posted three points in addition to nine rebounds and five blocks.
Clover Garden School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ascend Leadership can finally bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 56-7 win over Covenant C. With the Aviators ahead 33-1 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Ascend Leadership found their leader in freshman Alexa Manon, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 18 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Manon has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jahniya Wilson, who had ten points.
Ascend Leadership's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Clover Garden School, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Clover Garden School has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Ascend Leadership struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Clover Garden School against Ascend Leadership when the teams last played back in February, as the squad secured a 61-4 victory. Does Clover Garden School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ascend Leadership turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
