The Northwood Timberwolves entered their tilt with the Kalaheo Mustangs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Northwood enjoyed a cozy 68-52 victory over Kalaheo on Monday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zaid Yunis, who scored 19 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Yunis has scored at least 25% of Northwood's points. Another player making a difference was Ryan Abaye, who scored 13 points along with 6 steals.
Northwood's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Kalaheo, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwood won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Peninsula at 5:00 p.m. on December 5th. Peninsula will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 850th, while Northwood is ranked 53rd). Kalaheo will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Castle at 7:00 p.m. on December 30th.
