The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against Erie First Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 20 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Northwestern and five for Erie First Christian Academy.
Last Tuesday, Northwestern had to suffer through a rough 65-31 loss at the hands of Iroquois.
Meanwhile, Erie First Christian Academy came up short against Fairview on Tuesday and fell 52-40. Erie First Christian Academy has not had much luck with Fairview recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Erie First Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Avery Collins scored 25 points. Simon Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Northwestern's defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Erie First Christian Academy, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 13 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Northwestern came up short against Erie First Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 55-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collins, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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