Recap: Northfield Nighthawks vs. Thomas Jefferson Spartans
The Northfield Nighthawks stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Thomas Jefferson 61-26 on the road. Winning may never get old, but Northfield sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Northfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Faith Nelson out in front who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Nelson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Bethel, who scored 16 points along with five steals.
Thomas Jefferson's loss came despite strong showings from Lucy Lloyd and Leyna Mcclinon. Lloyd scored 11 points along with five rebounds, while Mcclinon scored ten points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Mcclinon has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Thomas Jefferson struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Northfield's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Thomas Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Northfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Northfield is ranked 20th). As for Thomas Jefferson, they will head out on the road to face off against Kennedy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Kennedy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 last Thursday.
