Basketball Recap: Duval Piles Up the Points Against Northwestern

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for DuVal on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Northwestern Wildcats out of the water with an 80-41 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Wildcats are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

DuVal has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Northwestern, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. DuVal will venture away from home to take on Wise at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Wise's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games. As for Northwestern, they will head out to face off against High Point at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern is facing High Point at the right time seeing as High Point is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.