Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Wise

Dion Walker

Points

02/20/25 vs Northwestern	16
02/18/25 vs Laurel	20
02/14/25 @ Suitland	22
02/10/25 vs DuVal	22
02/04/25 @ Flowers	16
02/03/25 vs Eleanor Roosevelt	17

Wise had won three straight games and Dion Walker did his part to make it four on Thursday. The Wise Pumas took their game with ease, bagging an 83-47 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats thanks in part to Walker, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 16 points. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points.

Trey Allen was another key player, putting up 11 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (three).

Wise pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Northwestern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.

Wise and Eleanor Roosevelt will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. One thing working in Wise's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 matches. Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.