Basketball Recap: Northland Beats Grand River Academy for Their 12th Straight Win

Vikings

Previous Games

02/19/25 vs Grand River Academy	57-51
02/15/25 vs Africentric Early College	61-48
02/07/25 vs Linden-McKinley	55-36
02/04/25 @ Beechcroft	71-62
01/31/25 @ East	57-45
+ 7 more games

Northland extended their winning streak to 12 games thanks to a huge performance from Diante James. The Northland Vikings came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 57-51 W against Grand River Academy thanks in part to James, who went 9-for-16 en route to 26 points and five steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played.

Northland's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points over those games. As for Grand River Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Coming up, Northland will take on Teays Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Grand River Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.