Kokomo won the last time they faced Northwestern and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Kokomo Wildkats put the hurt on the Northwestern Tigers with a sharp 63-37 win. Given the Wildkats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Tigers are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/08/25 vs Northwestern | 7 |
| 11/12/24 @ West Lafayette | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Frankton | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lafayette Central Catholic | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Marion | 3 |
Kokomo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jhordyn Brown out in front who posted ten points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliana Stewart, who put up eight points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Kokomo's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Northwestern, they moved to 6-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Kokomo will venture away from home to take on Logansport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kokomo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Northwestern, they will welcome Oak Hill at 7:30 p.m. on January 15th.
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