Northwest is 0-10 against Whitehorse since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwest Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Whitehorse Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Northwest is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 18-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Northwest took a serious blow against Pine Hill, falling 72-36.
Whitehorse has not done well against Monticello recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Whitehorse snuck past Monticello with a 59-53 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Whitehorse.
Lyric Phillips was his usual excellent self, scoring 35 points. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Whitehorse's points. Larenz Tsosie was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Whitehorse, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Northwest was taken down by Whitehorse 72-33 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phillips, who scored 28 points. Now that Northwest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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