Basketball Recap: Northwestern Lehigh's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Tigers

Previous Games

01/24/25 vs Lehighton	85-59
01/22/25 @ Northern Lehigh	99-63
01/16/25 @ Lehighton	72-63
01/14/25 vs Jim Thorpe	74-33
01/13/25 @ Palisades	73-40
+ 4 more games

Northwestern Lehigh came tearing into Friday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lehighton Indians 85-59. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Indians are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northwestern Lehigh pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lehighton, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-6 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers face off against the Moravian Academy Lions at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Lehighton has already played their next game (against Jim Thorpe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.