Millville has won four straight games at home, while Northwest Area has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Millville Quakers will welcome the Northwest Area Rangers at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millville is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Columbia Montour Vo-Tech: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Millville blew Columbia Montour Vo-Tech out of the water with a 71-20 final score. With the Quakers ahead 47-1 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Larissa Evans was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a triple-double on 29 points, 13 boards, and nine steals. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Millville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Kile, who went 8 of 9 en route to 17 points and four steals.
Millville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area blew past Northumberland Christian, posting a 52-13 win. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Warriors are ranked 653rd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest Area is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.6 points per game. As for Millville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Millville was taken down by Northwest Area 61-26 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Millville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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