Basketball Game Preview: Columbia City Eagles vs. Northridge Raiders

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02/16/24 - Away	40-66 L
02/17/23 - Home	64-58 W
02/19/22 - Neutral	57-52 W
02/20/21 - Home	34-57 L
02/22/20 - Away	59-68 L
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Columbia City and Northridge are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Columbia City Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Northridge Raiders at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Columbia City is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since January 11th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 70-49 margin over West Noble. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Chargers are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Northridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Lakers, posting a 67-27 victory. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 21 points or more this season.

Northridge pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points over those games. As for Columbia City, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.

Columbia City suffered a grim 66-40 defeat to Northridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Columbia City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.