Basketball Recap: Northwest's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

Northwest won the last time they faced Orrville and things went their way on Friday too. The Northwest Indians enjoyed a cozy 66-47 victory over the Orrville Red Riders. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Red Riders are ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 2 Games

12/27/24 @ Orrville	66-47
12/20/24 @ Tuslaw	65-42

The win made it two in a row for Northwest and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Orrville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.

The future could be bright for both Northwest and Orrville: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Northwest will try to hand Fairless their third-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd. Meanwhile, Orrville will try to hand Canton South their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd.