The Norwell Knights won the last time they faced the Huntington North Vikings, and things went their way on Friday too. Norwell narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Huntington North 48-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norwell.
When it comes to explaining why Huntington North lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zach Nash. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with two steals. That was a full 39.1% of Huntington North's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Blaine Freiburger, who scored six points.
Norwell has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Huntington North, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-14.
Norwell will take on Jay County at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Huntington North, they will head out on the road to take on Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luerspresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Huntington North in Indiana (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is ranked 47th, while Huntington North is ranked 245th).
