Northwest fought the good fight in their overtime game against Blair on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blair Blazers by a score of 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Jaguars have suffered since February 2, 2024.
02/03/25 vs Blair | 18 |
12/18/24 vs Magruder | 17 |
01/14/25 @ Quince Orchard | 11 |
12/16/24 @ Watkins Mill | 11 |
12/06/24 vs Wheaton | 11 |
Kush Malhotra and Anthony Wells certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Malhotra went 5 for 12 on his way to 18 points and six assists, while Wells went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Malhotra a new career-high in points. Jaylin Ouattara also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Northwest's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-4. As for Blair, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Northwest has already played their next matchup, a 44-41 victory against Seneca Valley on the 4th. As for Blair, they will face off against Kennedy on Friday.
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