It was a good run, but Northwest unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 75-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
River Peters
| 02/21/25 @ Kapaun Mt. Carmel | 18 |
| 02/18/25 vs West | 25 |
| 02/14/25 @ Bishop Carroll | 17 |
| 02/11/25 @ East | 20 |
| 02/07/25 vs Southeast | 23 |
| + 3 more games |
Defeat or not, Northwest got some senior leadership from Elijah Benning and River Peters. Benning went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points, while Peters posted 18 points and five boards. The game was Peters' eighth in a row with at least 16 points. Franklin Ekue was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.
Rocco Keller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kapaun Mt. Carmel, dropping a double-double with 28 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance gave Keller a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Corbin Johnson, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 17 points and five boards.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Kapaun Mt. Carmel, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Coincidentally, Northwest and Kapaun Mt. Carmel will both be playing Heights the next time they take the court. Kapaun Mt. Carmel will head out to face Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Northwest will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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