Basketball Recap: Northridge Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Polar Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Covington	46
12/10/24 vs Riverside	42
12/17/24 @ Bethel	37
01/07/25 vs Milton-Union	35
01/21/25 @ Riverside	33

Northridge had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They blew past the Covington Buccs 83-52. The Polar Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Northridge's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Covington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.

Northridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Bethel at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Covington has already played their next matchup (against Milton-Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.