The Northside Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Madison Marlins at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Northside: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Madison has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, Northside made easy work of Wisdom and carried off a 62-39 win.
keith Wilson was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with 6 steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Northside's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerryus Mathews, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Madison had to settle for a 55-53 loss against Manvel on Saturday.
Northside's victory bumped their season record to 4-5 while Wisdom's defeat dropped theirs to 1-7.
Northside took a serious blow against Madison when the teams last played back in February, falling 100-40. Will Northside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
