The Northwestern Wildcats will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Shady Side Academy Bulldogs on March 12th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Northwestern extended their postseason success on Friday against Keystone Oaks. They blew past the Golden Eagles 67-47. Northwestern has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Northwestern found their leader in underclassman Makayla Presser-palmer, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Presser-palmer has scored at least a third of Northwestern's points. Chloe Yazembiak was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Shady Side Academy had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.9 points), and they went ahead and made it 19 on Friday. They secured a 55-50 W over River Valley. Given Shady Side Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while River Valley is ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwestern is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Shady Side Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 25-2.
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