Fairfield and NorthWood are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Fairfield Falcons just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the NorthWood Panthers at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fairfield is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since December 7, 2024 on Monday. They blew past Bethany Christian 51-30. With the Falcons ahead 34-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely NorthWood's strategy against Goshen on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that NorthWood blew Goshen out of the water with a 54-20 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.
NorthWood had a senior duo take command as Claire Payne dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds and Haylee Heflin posted 13 points and five assists. That's the most assists Heflin has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brooke Johnson, who scored nine points.
NorthWood was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goshen only posted four assists.
NorthWood's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Fairfield, their win bumped their record up to an identical 16-5.
Fairfield couldn't quite finish off NorthWood in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 34-32. Will Fairfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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