Panthers
| 01/24/25 vs Goshen | 62-43 |
| 01/17/25 @ Northridge | 50-46 |
| 01/10/25 vs Wawasee | 69-33 |
| 01/07/25 vs Columbia City | 64-51 |
| 01/03/25 vs Heritage Christian | 66-25 |
| 01/03/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side | 52-42 |
NorthWood had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Goshen RedHawks with points to spare, taking the game 62-43. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the RedHawks are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Goshen still got an impressive performance from Levi Sawatzky, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Sawatzky is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Braxton Cline was another key player, putting up 12 points.
NorthWood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Goshen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the NorthWood Panthers duke it out with the Warsaw Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on January 31st. Goshen has already played their next contest (against Mishawaka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
