Basketball Recap: Northwest Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Northwest won the last time they faced Southeast Polk and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Northwest Wolves 's way against the Southeast Polk Rams as the Northwest Wolves made off with a 69-49 victory. Given the Wolves 's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Rams are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Southeast Polk	69-49
01/14/25 vs Johnston	67-48
01/07/25 vs Urbandale	82-40
02/02/24 vs Urbandale	53-35
01/26/24 vs Ankeny	62-49

Northwest's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Southeast Polk, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Northwest will be playing at home against Waukee at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Waukee's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games. As for Southeast Polk, they will challenge Ankeny at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.