The Clover Blue Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past Lancaster 60-35. Given Clover's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Lancaster is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Karis Alexander, who scored 20 points along with 3 steals. Alexander is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Taylor, who scored 3 points along with 9 steals and 6 assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lancaster lost, one person who can't be blamed is Angel Cousar. Despite the final result, she scored 18 points. Cousar scored a full 51.4% of Lancaster's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Clover's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lancaster, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Clover will be playing at home against Blacksburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lancaster, they will head out on the road to face off against Keenan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
