Northwest is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Hughes is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northwest Knights will host the Hughes BIG RED at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Northwest didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mt. Healthy, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Fighting Owls are ranked 585th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hughes hadn't done well against Taft recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hughes put the hurt on Taft with a sharp 74-51 win. With the BIG RED ahead 43-20 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Hughes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
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