The Parkway Northwest Hoyas will head out on the road to face off against the Roxborough Wolves at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Parkway Northwest has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Roxborough will arrive with five straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-11, which was the final score in Parkway Northwest's tilt against Freire Charter on Monday. Parkway Northwest has struggled against Freire Charter recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, everything went Roxborough's way against Paul Robeson on Monday as Roxborough made off with a 49-28 victory. That 49-28 margin sets a new team best for Roxborough this season.
Siaharr Simmons and Jaylah Holmes were among the main playmakers for Roxborough as the former scored 17 points along with four blocks and the latter scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. The matchup was Holmes' fourth in a row with at least ten points. JennyLee Perez was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Parkway Northwest's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-3. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 16.8 points per game. As for Roxborough, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Parkway Northwest couldn't quite finish off Roxborough in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 2-0. Can Parkway Northwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.