Northwest waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They managed a 52-47 victory over the Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls. 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.
Knights
| 01/31/25 vs Mt. Healthy | 52-47 |
| 01/24/25 vs Talawanda | 81-51 |
| 01/04/25 vs Anderson | 68-58 |
| 12/17/24 vs Western Brown | 57-36 |
| 12/14/24 vs Colerain | 62-47 |
| 12/06/24 vs Harrison | 49-41 |
Northwest pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Mt. Healthy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwest will welcome Hughes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hughes' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests. As for Mt. Healthy, they will square off against Thurgood Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
