The Northwest Vikings just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the York Dukes at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lakeview to the tune of 65-32 on Friday. The win was familiar territory for Northwest who have now won three games in a row.
Meanwhile, York entered their tilt with Lincoln Northwest on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 48-23 victory. While the Dukes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Northwest better keep an eye on Lainey Portwine. She was instrumental in York's win, putting up 12 points along with seven boards and seven steals. Portwine has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Koch, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds.
York smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
York pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Northwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Northwest, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-31 loss to York when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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