Having just played yesterday, the Northside Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Northridge Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Northside will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were beaten by Dyett 73-42. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 539th, while the Eagles are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Northridge entered their tilt with IC Catholic Prep on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights, sneaking past 60-57. 60 seems to be a good number for Northridge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Northridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Northside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Northside barely slipped by Northridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 51-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the squad 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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