Basketball Recap: Northwestern Lehigh Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Northwestern Lehigh waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Jim Thorpe Olympians 74-33. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Olympians are ranked 670th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tigers

Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Jim Thorpe	74-33
01/10/25 vs Salisbury Township	77-42
01/07/25 vs Northern Lehigh	78-47
01/06/25 vs Wilson Area	68-47
01/02/25 vs Kutztown	76-54
+ 7 more games

Northwestern Lehigh's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Jim Thorpe, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Northwestern Lehigh didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-63 win against Lehighton on the 16th. As for Jim Thorpe, they will challenge Northern Lehigh at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Jim Thorpe is facing Northern Lehigh at the right time seeing as Northern Lehigh is stuck on a six-game losing streak.