The Northwest Knights pushed their score all the way to 67 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Aiken at home by a decisive 84-67 margin. While losing is never fun, Northwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Aiken is ranked 55th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aiken to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaiden Arnold, who scored 22 points along with six assists and five steals. Arnold is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Antonio Hutcherson jr was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Northwest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Aiken, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Northwest will look to defend their home court on Friday against Middletown at 6:00 p.m. Aiken does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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