Basketball Recap: Northwest Extends Home Winning Streak to Eight

Northwest entered their tilt with Orrville on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They strolled past the Orrville Red Riders with points to spare, taking the game 73-56. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Red Riders are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/31/25 vs Orrville	73-56
01/28/25 vs Tuslaw	70-52
01/03/25 vs Fairless	72-38
12/13/24 vs Manchester	78-65
12/10/24 vs Marlington	67-46
+ 3 more games

Northwest's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Orrville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.

Northwest will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Springfield at 7:00 p.m. Northwest is facing Springfield at the right time seeing as Springfield is stuck on an 18-game losing streak. As for Orrville, they will square off against Canton South at 7:00 p.m. on February 7th.