Springfield is 2-7 against Northwest since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Springfield Yellow Jackets will host the Northwest Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Northwest took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Springfield, who comes in off a win.
Springfield will bounce into Friday's game after beating Station Camp, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Springfield managed a 59-54 victory over Station Camp on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Springfield relied on the efforts of Xavionna Farmer, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points and four steals, and Taleah Patterson, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds. Patterson continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Camoni Gray, who posted 14 points.
Springfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 43-29 bruising from Rossview. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Hawks are ranked 62nd).
Springfield's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Springfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 43-41. Does Springfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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