Basketball Recap: Neuqua Valley Drops Season-High Score on Naperville Central

Wildcats

Team Score

01/24/25 vs Naperville Central	72
01/20/25 vs Joliet Catholic	67
01/20/25 vs Christ the King	67
12/27/24 vs Hononegah	66
01/11/25 vs Barrington	64

Neuqua Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Naperville Central Redhawks with a sharp 72-50 victory. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Neuqua Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Naperville Central, they dropped their record down to 7-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Neuqua Valley has already played their next contest (against Plainfield East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Naperville Central will take on St. Charles East at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Naperville Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.