Basketball Recap: Northwest Takes a Loss

Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Churchill Bulldogs and fell 65-24. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 20th).

Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Churchill, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Northwest will challenge Blair on Tuesday. As for Churchill, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 62-48 win against Poolesville on the 18th.