Basketball Recap: Louisville Finds Playoff Glory Versus Northwest

Leopards

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 @ East	69
02/22/25 vs North	51
12/07/24 vs Walsh Jesuit	37
01/28/25 vs Marlington	36
02/26/25 vs Cuyahoga Falls	32

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Louisville walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Northwest Indians with a sharp 62-36 victory on Saturday. The Leopards have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 23 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Louisville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Beau Siegfried, who shot 62% from the field on his way to 21 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds. Siegfried continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tate Aljancic, who went 7-for-11 en route to 16 points along with seven assists and seven boards.

Siegfried wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Louisville was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in four consecutive matches.

Louisville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 18-7.

Coming up, Louisville will challenge St. Francis DeSales at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis DeSales will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Louisville surely won't give up without a fight. Northwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.