Basketball Game Preview: Washington Eagles vs. Northside Panthers

Washington is 4-0 against Northside since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Washington Eagles will head out to face off against the Northside Panthers at 10:00 a.m. One thing working in Washington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.

Washington can't be too worried about heading out to take on Northside: they just beat Yates at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Washington put the hurt on Yates with a sharp 91-70 win on Tuesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.

Samuel Johnson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 35 points and 18 rebounds. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jalen Webb was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 16 points in addition to six assists and four steals.

Washington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Northside had to suffer through a 80-52 loss at the hands of Worthing. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1362nd, while the Colts are ranked 535th).

Washington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.1 points per game. As for Northside, they dropped their record down to 5-19 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

Everything came up roses for Washington against Northside when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured an 87-35 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.