The Northwest Halifax Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Wilson Prep Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Northwest Halifax is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 68-10 victory over KIPP P. With the Vikings ahead 36-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Northwest Halifax's win on Monday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keyara Rook, who posted 22 points. Alyssia Patterson was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Wilson Prep had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They breezed by the Jaguars to the tune of 76-29. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 25 points or more this season.
Northwest Halifax better keep an eye on Paris Best. She was instrumental in Wilson Prep's win, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine assists. Best is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Brown, who went 6 of 12 en route to 16 points.
Wilson Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
With the win, Northwest Halifax broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-9. As for Wilson Prep, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Northwest Halifax was taken down by Wilson Prep 53-23 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilson Prep's MyAngel Brimage, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. Now that Northwest Halifax knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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