The Northwest Vikings will be taking part in a tournament against the Oakland-Craig Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northwest is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Aurora: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northwest blew Aurora out of the water with a 44-17 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 62-23 victory over Madison. With the Knights ahead 37-9 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Oakland-Craig's win came from a few key players Northwest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bailey Pelan, who posted ten points and four steals. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Briar Ray was another key player, going 6 for 9 on her way to 14 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Oakland-Craig was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Oakland-Craig pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Northwest, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
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