The Western Indians will face off against the Northwest Mohawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Western, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Western didn't have too much trouble with South Gallia as they won 70-55. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Rebels are ranked 707th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northwest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 56-51 to Portsmouth West.
Western is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Western beat Northwest 70-58 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Western repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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