Basketball Recap: Northridge Piles Up the Points Against Northwestern

Polar Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Covington	46
12/10/24 vs Riverside	42
02/21/25 @ Northwestern	41
01/28/25 vs Bethel	41
02/15/25 vs Meadowdale	37

Northridge waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 75-34 win over the Northwestern Warriors. The Polar Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.

Ja'Ydann Martin went supernova for Northridge, going 17-for-22 on his way to 31 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Keonte Smith, who went 8-for-12 en route to 15 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.

Northridge pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Northwestern, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

Northridge will venture away from home to challenge Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Northridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 contests. Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.