The Northside Grizzlies will face off against the Fayetteville Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Northside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentonville, sneaking past 43-40. The 43-point effort marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hazley Grotjohn continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6-for-13 en route to 16 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Erianna Gooden, who posted 12 points.
Northside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville faced North Little Rock in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Fayetteville came out on top against North Little Rock by a score of 69-58. 69 seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Fayetteville's victory bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 27-5.
Northside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Fayetteville in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. Will Northside repeat their success, or does Fayetteville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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