Northtown is on a seven-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), North Shore Country Day a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Northtown Pumas will take on the North Shore Country Day Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northtown pushed their score all the way to 56 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chicago Academy.
Meanwhile, North Shore Country Day was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 52-46 to Rochelle Zell Jewish. While losing is never fun, North Shore Country Day can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 651st, while Rochelle Zell Jewish is ranked 226th).
Northtown's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North Shore Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Northtown might still be hurting after the 69-44 defeat they got from North Shore Country Day when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Northtown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
