Basketball Game Preview: Northside Grizzlies vs. Bentonville West Wolverines

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Previous 5 Games

02/13/24 - Home	62-42 W
01/23/24 - Away	64-31 W
02/03/23 - Home	62-48 W
12/22/22 - Away	43-39 W
03/01/22 - Neutral	56-43 W

Northside is 5-0 against Bentonville West since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northside Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Bentonville West Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. Northside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season.

Northside will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rogers on Tuesday. Everything went Northside's way against Rogers as Northside made off with a 57-36 win. The Grizzlies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.

Northside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Camryn Schmidt, who posted ten points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Erianna Gooden, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

Northside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Bentonville West lost to Har-Ber at home by a 47-31 margin on Tuesday. The Wolverines have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Bentonville West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Northside, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.

Northside took their win against Bentonville West in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 62-42. In that game, Northside amassed a halftime lead of 35-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.