Basketball Game Preview: Northwestern Huskies vs. Rittman Indians

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Previous Games

11/26/24 - Away	48-26 W
01/25/24 - Home	73-35 W
12/14/23 - Away	66-37 W
01/28/23 - Away	57-35 W
12/22/22 - Home	61-32 W
+ 5 more games

Northwestern has gone 10-0 against Rittman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Northwestern and 19 for Rittman dating back to last season.

On Monday, Northwestern ended up a good deal behind Wellington and lost 40-23.

Meanwhile, Rittman took a blow against Waynedale on Monday, falling 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 760th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 324th).

Rittman's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.

Everything went Northwestern's way against Rittman in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as Northwestern made off with a 48-26 win. In that match, Northwestern amassed a halftime lead of 24-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.