The Northridge Raiders will face off against the Penn Kingsmen at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Northridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Warsaw, who was ranked fourth at the time (Northridge was ranked seventh). The match between Northridge and Warsaw didn't end well, with Northridge falling 60-44. The Raiders' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Penn beat Elkhart 45-35 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kingsmen.
Penn found their leader in freshman Addison Hummel, who went 6 of 8 en route to 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hummel has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Sachire, who posted ten points.
Penn is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points per game. As for Northridge, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 16-3.
Northridge won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting two weeks ago, slipping by Penn 54-53. Will Northridge repeat their success, or does Penn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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