A well-balanced attack led the Aiken Falcons over the Northwest Knights in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Aiken enjoyed a cozy 84-67 win over Northwest. Given Aiken's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Northwest is ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aiken got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaiden Arnold out in front who scored 22 points along with six assists and five steals. Arnold has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Antonio Hutcherson jr was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Aiken has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Northwest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Aiken does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwest, they will be playing at home against Middletown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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