Northside is 7-0 against Springdale since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northside Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Springdale Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Northside will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Northside faced Fayetteville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Northside came out on top against Fayetteville by a score of 40-27.
Erianna Gooden continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazley Grotjohn, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Springdale can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Bentonville West 62-22 at home. Given Springdale's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Bentonville West is ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northside's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Springdale, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Northside came out on top in a nail-biter against Springdale in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 58-55. Does Northside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Springdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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