Linden-McKinley was the 49-37 winner over Northland when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Linden-McKinley Panthers lost to the Northland Vikings at home by a 60-43 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 667th, while the Vikings are ranked 166th).
Northland got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaden Shoultz out in front who went 10 of 19 en route to 24 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Shoultz has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah McMorris, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Linden-McKinley and nudges their season record down to 1-9. As for Northland, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Linden-McKinley Panthers challenge the East Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northland, they will head out to square off against Columbus International at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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