Preview: Northfield Nighthawks vs. Windsor Wizards
The Northfield Nighthawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Windsor Wizards at 11:45 a.m. on March 1st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (Northfield is ranked 24th, while Windsor is ranked 26th).
With a playoff game on the line, Northfield rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rangers as they made off with a 66-41 win. Northfield has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 25 points or more this season.
Northfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Laporsha Allen, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two blocks, and Aliyah Herron, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Herron has scored all season. Madison Bethel was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 19 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact Windsor proved on Friday. They managed a 49-43 victory over Littleton. The win made it back-to-back wins for Windsor.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Reyleigh Hess and Penny Urquhart. Hess had a solid game and scored 13 points along with two steals and two blocks. Meanwhile, Urquhart did her best for the losing side, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Northfield's record now sits at 22-3. As for Windsor, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Northfield was taken down by Windsor 83-22 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Northfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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