South Pointe has gone 9-1 against Northwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The South Pointe Stallions and the Northwestern Trojans will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:15 p.m. One thing working in South Pointe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
South Pointe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Huss 69-51 on Saturday. The Stallions pushed the score to 56-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies cut but never quite recovered from.
South Pointe's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaleigh Lucas, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine steals, and Serenity Woods, who went 8 for 18 en route to 23 points. What's more, Woods also racked up five threes, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kemoni Hardy, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, Northwestern entered their contest against Lancaster on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Northwestern lost to Lancaster at home by a 57-40 margin. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Northwestern might have lost, but man, Camryn Bennett was a machine: she almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Bennett is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Lael Lowery was another key player, earning 14 points.
Even though they lost, Northwestern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lancaster only pulled down six.
South Pointe's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.9 points per game. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: South Pointe has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Northwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for South Pointe against Northwestern in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as the team secured a 57-7 win. In that game, South Pointe amassed a halftime lead of 36-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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