Basketball Recap: Northern York Extends Home Winning Streak to 23

By Team Reports Feb 4, 2025, 10:08am

Basketball Recap: Northern York Polar Bears vs. Middletown Blue Raiders

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Northern York entered their tilt with Middletown on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Middletown Blue Raiders by a score of 56-49. This was a revenge game for the Polar Bears: when they faced off against the Blue Raiders back in January, they had to take a 46-39 defeat.

Polar Bears

Previous Games (Home)

01/31/25 vs Middletown56-49
01/27/25 vs Susquehannock38-29
01/23/25 vs Gettysburg49-19
01/17/25 vs Greencastle-Antrim50-40
01/03/25 vs East Pennsboro49-18
+ 18 more games

Northern York's win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Middletown, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 15-4 record.

Northern York wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-11 victory against Dover on the 3rd. Middletown has also already played their next contest (against Northern Lebanon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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