The Northwest Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Marlington Dukes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
On Friday, Northwest humbled Fairless with a 78-36 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Falcons are ranked 708th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marlington). They blew past Salem 71-51 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Quakers: they've now won eight in a row.
Marlington's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Northwest got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 against Marlington by a conclusive 67-46 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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