Basketball Game Preview: Northwest Grizzlies vs. East Aces

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Previous Games

12/17/24 - Home	65-58 W
02/09/24 - Away	47-45 W
12/15/23 - Home	62-53 W
02/10/23 - Away	51-43 W
01/03/23 - Home	56-40 W
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Northwest is a perfect 10-0 against East since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Northwest Grizzlies and the East Aces will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:30 p.m. Northwest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully East likes a good challenge.

Northwest is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Southeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Northwest was the clear victor by a 79-53 margin over Southeast on Friday. The Grizzlies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dj Brown, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was River Peters, who went 8 for 13 en route to 23 points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, East came up short against Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Friday and fell 59-51. The loss continues a trend for the Aces in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost nine in a row.

Northwest will have to contain Ismael Berry as he made an impact in East's last game. He posted 26 points. The matchup was Berry's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Henderson, who scored nine points and six boards.

Even though they lost, East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Northwest pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Northwest has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Northwest beat East 65-58 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.