Basketball Game Preview: Northland Vikings vs. Whetstone Braves

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Previous Games

12/17/24 - Home	55-56 L
01/12/24 - Away	56-44 W
12/05/23 - Home	62-20 W
01/06/23 - Away	50-33 W
11/29/22 - Home	53-17 W
+ 5 more games

Northland has gone 9-1 against Whetstone recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northland Vikings just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Whetstone Braves at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Northland is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since January 23, 2024 on Thursday. They blew past Mifflin 46-13.

Meanwhile, Whetstone waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Cougars, posting a 59-30 victory. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 25 points or more this season.

Whetstone's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Northland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.

Northland and Whetstone were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but Northland came up empty-handed after a 56-55 defeat. Can Northland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.