Basketball Game Preview: Northland Vikings vs. Mifflin Punchers

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Home	46-42 W
01/23/24 - Away	64-8 W
12/15/23 - Home	72-30 W
12/10/21 - Home	55-31 W
02/01/21 - Away	60-17 W
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Northland is 10-0 against Mifflin since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northland Vikings will square off against the Mifflin Punchers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Northland will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 71-27 loss at the hands of Columbus International. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 723rd, while the Lions are ranked 304th).

Meanwhile, Mifflin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 60-11 loss at the hands of Whetstone.

Mifflin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Northland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which is still a better percentage than their 4-13 record this season.

Northland didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mifflin in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 46-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.