Basketball Game Preview: Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams vs. Northwest Area Rangers

By Team Reports Dec 15, 2023, 10:42pm

Preview: Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams vs. Northwest Area Rangers

Columbia Montour Vo-Tech is 0-5 against Northwest Area since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams will be home for the holidays to greet the Northwest Area Rangers at 1:30 p.m. Columbia Montour Vo-Tech comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Last Wednesday, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech had to suffer through a rough 63-15 loss at the hands of Sullivan County. Columbia Montour Vo-Tech was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-8.

Meanwhile, Northwest Area earned a 49-38 victory over Millville on Wednesday. The victory was just what Northwest Area needed coming off of a 78-18 loss in their prior game.

Karsyn Miner continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Northwest Area's points. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Hermanofski, who scored seven points along with six steals.

Columbia Montour Vo-Tech bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 4.6 points per game. As for Northwest Area, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Columbia Montour Vo-Tech took a serious blow against Northwest Area when the teams last played back in February, falling 65-5. Will Columbia Montour Vo-Tech have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.