Huntington North suffered their closest defeat since February 9, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the East Noble Knights by a score of 63-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (59), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
| 01/30/25 @ East Noble | 16 |
| 01/25/25 @ Bellmont | 22 |
| 01/18/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side | 15 |
| 01/17/25 vs Columbia City | 29 |
| 01/11/25 @ Southwood | 42 |
| 01/03/25 vs Fort Wayne Snider | 19 |
Huntington North's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Zahn, who went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and six assists. The matchup was Zahn's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Titus Schultz was another key player, going 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Huntington North's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-7. As for East Noble, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Huntington North will be playing in front of their home fans against DeKalb at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Huntington North knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully DeKalb likes a good challenge. As for East Noble, they will venture away from home to face off against Norwell at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. East Noble is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
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