Basketball Recap: Hazelwood Central Piles Up the Points Against Northwest

Hawks

Previous 5 Games

01/09/25 vs Northwest	57-26
12/18/24 vs East St. Louis	70-43
12/12/24 @ Nerinx Hall	51-45
12/11/24 @ Hazelwood East	49-18
12/10/24 @ St. Pius X	59-44

Hazelwood Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They breezed by the Northwest Lions to the tune of 57-26. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 27 points or more this season.

Hazelwood Central pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.8 points. As for Northwest, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

When Hazelwood Central and Northwest next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Hazelwood Central will try to stop Hazelwood West's four-game winning streak when the meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Northwest will challenge Hillsboro and their seven-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.