Basketball Recap: Orrville Piles Up the Points Against Northwestern

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Previous Games

02/08/25 - Home	79-51 W
02/03/24 - Away	64-92 L
02/11/23 - Home	71-76 L
02/12/22 - Away	57-73 L
02/13/21 - Neutral	60-85 L
+ 5 more games

Orrville hadn't done well against Northwestern recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Orrville Red Riders took their match with ease, bagging a 79-51 victory over the Northwestern Huskies. Given the Red Riders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Huskies are ranked 761st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Orrville and bumps their season record up to 11-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Northwestern, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Orrville will take on Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orrville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Columbia likes a good challenge. As for Northwestern, they will challenge Wellington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.