Basketball Game Preview: Northport Mustangs vs. Cusick Panthers

Northport is on a four-game streak of home losses, Cusick a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Northport Mustangs will welcome the Cusick Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Northport will be strutting in after a win while Cusick will be coming in after a loss.

Northport will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Republic, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Northport had just enough and edged Republic out 38-36.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-33, which was the final score in Cusick's tilt against Selkirk on Tuesday.

Cusick's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Northport, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.

Northport beat Cusick 48-38 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Northport repeat their success, or does Cusick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.