Preview: Northview Knights vs. Parke Heritage Wolves
The Northview Knights and the Parke Heritage Wolves will round out the year against one another at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at. Hopefully Northview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten last Friday.
Northview can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game. They came out on top against North Putnam by a score of 52-44. That 52-44 margin sets a new team best for Northview this season.
Northview found their leader in underclassman Brayden Goff, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Goff has scored at least 25% of Northview's points. Joshua Fowler was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Parke Heritage entered their tilt with South Putnam with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Parke Heritage blew past South Putnam 67-46. Considering Parke Heritage has won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Parke Heritage relied on the efforts of Carter Crum, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds, and Treigh Schelsky, who scored 21 points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Those seven assists set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was BT Luce, who scored ten points.
Northview's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Parke Heritage, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's contest: Northview have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 5 threes per game. It's a different story for Parke Heritage, though, as they've been averaging only 7.1 threes per game. Given Northview's sizeable advantage in that area, Parke Heritage will need to find a way to close that gap.
Northview couldn't quite finish off Parke Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2020 and fell 47-45. Can Northview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
