Northview and Perrysburg are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Northview Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Northview earned a 35-26 win over Springfield. Given Northview's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Springfield is ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
In what's become a running theme this season, Perrysburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They claimed a resounding 61-33 victory over Napoleon at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-11.
Northview is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Perrysburg, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Northview came up short against Perrysburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 46-37. Can Northview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
