Clover Garden School is 2-8 against River Mill since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clover Garden School Grizzlies will venture away from home to face off against the River Mill Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Clover Garden School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Clover Garden School ended up a good deal behind Cornerstone Charter and lost 55-40. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite their defeat, Clover Garden School saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Joshua Akers, who posted four points along with seven rebounds and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Castaneda, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, River Mill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 86-12 loss at the hands of Southern Wake Academy. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 681st, while the Lions are ranked 95th).
River Mill's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Clover Garden School, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Clover Garden School was able to grind out a solid win over River Mill when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 50-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clover Garden School since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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