Basketball Recap: Northwestern Area Extends Home Winning Streak to Ten

Northwestern Area hadn't done well against Herreid/Selby recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Northwestern Area Wildcats managed a 47-41 win over the Herreid/Selby Wolverines. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/20/25 vs Herreid/Selby	47-41
02/18/25 vs Redfield	39-29
02/06/25 vs Aberdeen Christian	48-12
01/31/25 vs Langford	46-29
01/30/25 vs Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven]	49-37
+ 5 more games

Northwestern Area's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Herreid/Selby, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.

Coming up, Northwestern Area and Waverly/South Shore will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Northwestern Area is facing Waverly/South Shore at the right time seeing as Waverly/South Shore is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Herreid/Selby, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Aberdeen Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Herreid/Selby will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Aberdeen Christian will have lost 20 straight heading into Friday's contest.