Basketball Recap: Shaylah Glover Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Chatham Central

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Jordan-Matthews	45
01/03/25 vs Graham	44
12/27/24 vs East Chapel Hill	42
12/06/24 vs North Moore	40
01/07/25 @ Cummings	37

There's no place like home for Northwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 53-31 margin over the Chatham Central Bears on Thursday. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.

Northwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shaylah Glover led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Neah Henry, who went 5 of 8 en route to 12 points and three steals.

Despite the loss, Chatham Central still got an impressive performance from Karaleigh Dodson, who posted 11 points and seven boards. Addison Goldston was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.

Northwood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Chatham Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.

Northwood has already played their next contest, a 68-22 win against North Moore on the 17th. As for Chatham Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-19 defeat against Southeast Alamance on the 17th.