Basketball Recap: Northgate Skates Past East Allegheny with Ease

Flames

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Brownsville	73
12/17/24 @ Leechburg	42
12/27/24 vs East Allegheny	40
12/20/24 vs Eden Christian Academy	36
12/18/24 @ Aliquippa	-16

Northgate waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 74-34 victory over the East Allegheny Wild Cats. The Flames have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 36 points or more this season.

Northgate has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for East Allegheny, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Northgate will square off against Brentwood at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. One thing working in Northgate's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for East Allegheny, they and Brownsville will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. East Allegheny is facing Brownsville at the right time seeing as Brownsville is stuck on a six-game losing streak.