Preview: Northfield Nighthawks vs. Mesa Ridge Grizzlies
The Northfield Nighthawks will square off against the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Northfield sitting on 18 straight victories and Mesa Ridge on 20.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northfield had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 61-52 win over the Mavericks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justus Michael, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Daquan Slayton was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Dakota Ridge 68-44.
Mesa Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zander Iwanski out in front who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Iwanski pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Bryce Riehl, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Northfield's win bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Mesa Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 24-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Northfield hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 78.4 points per game. However, it's not like Mesa Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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