Northwest scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 74-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oakland-Craig Knights. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Knights are ranked 15th).
| 12/27/24 vs Oakland-Craig | 21 |
| 12/13/24 @ Crete | 20 |
| 12/09/23 vs Seward | 11 |
| 12/02/23 vs Norris | 10 |
| 12/28/23 vs Skutt Catholic | 8 |
Emersyn Graves and Reagan Mcintyre certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Graves went 6 for 12 on her way to 21 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Mcintyre went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Graves a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laiken Dorsey, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points.
Briar Ray continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Oakland-Craig, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Ray has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sonya Guzinski, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 17 points.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Oakland-Craig, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Northwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-39 victory against Centennial on the 28th. As for Oakland-Craig, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 62-56 win against Malcolm on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
