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| 02/03/24 - Home | 92-64 W |
| 02/11/23 - Away | 76-71 W |
| 02/12/22 - Home | 73-57 W |
| 02/13/21 - Neutral | 85-60 W |
| 02/15/20 - Neutral | 66-55 W |
| + 5 more games |
Northwestern is 9-1 against Orrville since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Northwestern Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Orrville Red Riders at 7:30 p.m.
Northwestern is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Norwayne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northwestern was beaten by Norwayne 80-29. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 764th, while the Bobcats are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Orrville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Canton South on Friday, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory.
Orrville has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. As for Northwestern, they dropped their record down to 2-17 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Northwestern against Orrville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 92-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
