The Northwestern Trojans will take on the Lancaster Bruins in a holiday battle at at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Northwestern is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Northwestern came up short against A.C. Flora and fell 56-44.
Meanwhile, Lancaster is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Dynamic Prep. Lancaster had to suffer through a 101-58 loss at the hands of Dynamic Prep. The Bruins' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Northwestern will have to contain Jordan Watford as he made an impact in Lancaster's last game. He went 11 of 19 en route to 26 points along with six assists and three steals. That's the most assists Watford has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Brown, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 12 points.
Even though they lost, Lancaster smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lancaster fell to 5-1. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Things could have been worse for Northwestern, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-42 loss to Lancaster when the teams last played last Thursday. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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