Basketball Game Preview: Northridge Raiders vs. Goshen RedHawks

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Previous Games

12/15/23 - Home	60-20 W
02/03/23 - Neutral	54-42 W
12/16/22 - Away	71-32 W
12/17/21 - Home	63-16 W
12/18/20 - Away	54-57 L
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Northridge has gone 9-1 against Goshen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 7:45 p.m. Northridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season.

Northridge is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering South Bend Washington just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 64-48 bruising from the Panthers.

The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Lily Scholl and Kira Reynolds. Reynolds had a solid game and went 5 for 10 on her way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Meanwhile, Scholl did her best for the losing side, putting up ten points along with six rebounds and five steals.

Meanwhile, Goshen had to suffer through a 52-24 loss at the hands of Elkhart. The defeat continues a trend for the RedHawks in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.

Goshen's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Northridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.

Everything came up roses for Northridge against Goshen in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-20 win. In that contest, Northridge amassed a halftime lead of 31-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.