Basketball Game Preview: Northwest Grizzlies vs. Heights Falcons

Northwest has won eight straight games at home, while Heights has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Northwest Grizzlies will welcome the Heights Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Northwest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Heights likes a good challenge.

Last Friday, Northwest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-70 to Kapaun Mt. Carmel.

River Peters

Points

02/21/25 @ Kapaun Mt. Carmel	18
02/18/25 vs West	25
02/14/25 @ Bishop Carroll	17
02/11/25 @ East	20
02/07/25 vs Southeast	23
+ 3 more games

Defeat or not, Northwest got some senior leadership from Elijah Benning and River Peters. Benning en route to 22 points, while Peters posted 18 points and five boards. Peters' big performance that evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Franklin Ekue, who scored eight points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Heights entered their contest against Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Heights fell just short of Kapaun Mt. Carmel by a score of 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcons have suffered since January 24th.

Northwest will have to contain Chase Robinson as he made an impact in Heights' last game. He dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards. Robinson is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 54% in the last nine games he's played. Aven Mboule was another key player, to rack up 13 points.

Northwest's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4. As for Heights, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 14-1 and their overall record down to 17-2.

Northwest came up short against Heights in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-52. Will Northwest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.