Mapleton is 1-6 against Northwestern since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mapleton Mounties will face off against the Northwestern Huskies at 5:30 p.m. Mapleton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Mapleton is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Monroeville: they outscored them in every quarter. Mapleton walked away with a 54-43 win over Monroeville on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by Chippewa 80-15. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 607th, while the Chipps are ranked 299th).
Mapleton's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Mapleton came up short against Northwestern in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 54-42. Can Mapleton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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