Northside and Waltrip are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Northside Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waltrip Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Northside is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Northbrook on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northside came up short against Northbrook, falling 59-34.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waltrip). They blew past Northbrook, posting a 100-71 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Waltrip to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayden Fox, who went 12 for 18 en route to 29 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrell Woods, who went 8 for 17 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Waltrip was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Waltrip is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Northside suffered a grim 82-61 defeat to Waltrip in their previous meeting back in January. Will Northside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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