Basketball Recap: Williams Snaps Ten-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

01/09/25 vs Northland Prep Academy	67-71
01/08/25 @ Seligman	60-75
01/06/25 @ Grand Canyon	72-44
01/03/25 @ Leading Edge Academy - GEC	30-51
01/03/25 vs Salome	58-50

Williams entered their contest against Northland Prep Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Williams Vikings fell to the Northland Prep Academy Spartans 71-67. Even though they lost, the Vikings' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.9 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Williams lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Burns, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Josh Rue-Wilbur, who posted 16 points and six boards.

Leading Northland Prep Academy to victory were Ian Karren and Jaden Joiner. Karren went 7 for 12 on his way to 22 points, while Joiner scored 15 points. Those 22 points gave Karren a new career-high. Kian Khatibi was another key player, putting up nine points.

Williams' loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-7. As for Northland Prep Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.

Williams has already played their next game, an 81-44 win against Grand Canyon on the 11th. As for Northland Prep Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-57 victory against Valley on the 11th.