Northwest entered their tilt with Quince Orchard on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-60 win over the Quince Orchard Cougars. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Cougars are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kush Malhotra, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Kyle Longanecker, who had 13 points and five rebounds.
Jaguars
| 01/14/25 @ Quince Orchard | 63-60 |
| 01/10/25 vs Gaithersburg | 85-46 |
| 01/09/25 @ Clarksburg | 85-56 |
| 12/27/24 vs Linganore | 73-57 |
Northwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Northwest pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Quince Orchard, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Northwest Jaguars face off against the Paint Branch Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Quince Orchard has already played their next match (against Damascus), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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