Basketball Recap: Northwest's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

01/16/25 @ Paint Branch	67-66
01/14/25 @ Quince Orchard	63-60
01/10/25 vs Gaithersburg	85-46
01/09/25 @ Clarksburg	85-56
12/27/24 vs Linganore	73-57

Northwest entered their tilt with Paint Branch on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They pulled ahead with a 67-66 photo finish over the Paint Branch Panthers. This was payback for the Jaguars, who suffered a 54-31 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Anthony Wells went supernova for Northwest, going 8 of 13 en route to 22 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Jaylin Ouattara, who posted 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Northwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

Northwest pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Paint Branch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Northwest has already played their next game (against Churchill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Paint Branch has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Walter Johnson.