Basketball Game Preview: Northwest Area Rangers vs. Sullivan County Griffins

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Previous Games

02/09/24 - Home	31-12 W
02/05/24 - Away	18-28 L
02/04/23 - Home	54-4 W
12/20/22 - Away	42-25 W
01/28/22 - Home	40-25 W
+ 2 more games

Northwest Area has gone 6-1 against Sullivan County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northwest Area Rangers will challenge the Sullivan County Griffins at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Northwest Area's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Central Columbia offense got past them. Northwest Area took a blow against Central Columbia on Friday, falling 62-31. The Rangers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Sullivan County played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Millville 64-12. The Griffins have struggled against the Quakers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Sullivan County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Northwest Area, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.

Northwest Area strolled past Sullivan County when the teams last played back in February by a score of 31-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Area since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.