The Northside Vikings will challenge the George Washington Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northside knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully George Washington likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Northside humbled Radford with a 72-44 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask George Washington). They blew past Mecklenburg County 96-45 on Saturday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Phoenix are ranked 199th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northside's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for George Washington, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
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