Northwest skates past South with ease

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 6:31am

Recap: Northwest Grizzlies vs. South Titans

In what's become a running theme this season, the Northwest Grizzlies gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past South 65-36 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-19.

Northwest was led to victory by Elijah Benning and Tasean Williams. Benning scored ten points along with seven assists and two steals, while Williams scored 15 points along with seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerome Henderson, who scored ten points.

South's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Parker Hardgrave, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds, and Jonovan Howard who scored eight points along with two steals.

Northwest's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for South, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Northwest will face off against West at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Northwest is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season. As for South, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Southeast at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Southeast has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 428 points over their last six games.

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