Basketball Game Preview: Hatton/Northwood Thunder vs. Warwick Warriors

The Hatton/Northwood Thunder will take on the Warwick Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hatton/Northwood has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Warwick will arrive with four straight wins.

Last Saturday, Hatton/Northwood came up short against Drayton/Valley-Edinburg and fell 68-55.

Meanwhile, Warwick won against Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] on Thursday with 67 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Warwick walked away with a 67-60 victory over Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie]. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly seven points.

Warwick is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Hatton/Northwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.

Hatton/Northwood beat Warwick 82-72 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Hatton/Northwood repeat their success, or does Warwick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.