Basketball Game Preview: Northtown Pumas vs. Lake View Wildcats

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 4:23am

Preview: Northtown Pumas vs. Lake View Wildcats

The Northtown Pumas will head out on the road to challenge the Lake View Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Northtown is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.

Last Monday, Northtown ended up a good deal behind Ida Crown Jewish Academy and lost 51-33. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northtown in their matchups with Ida Crown Jewish Academy: they've now lost seven in a row.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 60 points the game before, Lake View were a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They were outmatched by Northridge on the road and fell 63-25. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Lake View has scored all season.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Javaris Allen, who scored nine points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Hilton, who scored five points along with five rebounds.

Northtown has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. As for Lake View, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.

Northtown took a serious blow against Lake View in their previous meeting back in January, falling 67-34. Can Northtown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps