The Northside Christian Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Northmor Golden Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Northside Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Granville Christian Academy, taking the game 66-53. The Lions pushed the score to 54-34 by the end of the third, a deficit Granville Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Northmor came up short against Centerburg on Friday and fell 59-47. The contest marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Northside Christian will need to focus on slowing down Trevor Black, one of several Northmor players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 13 en route to 18 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Black a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Trevor Brubaker, who posted 16 points and five rebounds.
Northside Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Northmor, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Northside Christian strolled past Northmor when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a score of 62-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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