Basketball Recap: Northland Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Vikings

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ East	57-45
01/28/25 @ Centennial	54-52
01/24/25 vs Whetstone	80-34
01/23/25 vs Mifflin	80-46
01/17/25 @ Columbus International	73-14
+ 3 more games

Northland had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They came out on top against the East Tigers by a score of 57-45. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 64-46 back in January.

Northland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Owan Mburugu, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Diante James, who posted 18 points and three steals.

Northland pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for East, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.

Northland has already played their next game (against Beechcroft), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Franklin Heights.