The NorthWood Panthers will face off against the Northridge Raiders at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
NorthWood fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Bremen on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 51-48. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
| 01/14/25 @ Bremen | 17 |
| 01/11/25 @ Wawasee | 12 |
| 01/07/25 @ Glenn | 12 |
| 12/28/24 vs Rushville | 9 |
| 12/28/24 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger | 16 |
| 12/27/24 vs Penn | 9 |
NorthWood might have lost, but man, Claire Payne was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. Payne has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Branham, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, NorthWood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bremen only pulled down six offensive boards.
Northridge has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 31-29 heartbreaker at the hands of Penn. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
NorthWood will have to keep a close watch on Lily Scholl and Ella Mohamed, a pair of players who had a big impact on Northridge's prior game. Scholl went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points, while Mohamed posted eight points and five boards. That was a full 51.7% of Northridge's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
NorthWood's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4. As for Northridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
NorthWood took a serious blow against Northridge in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 72-36. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point NorthWood was down 34-12.
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