The Saegertown Panthers lost against the Northwestern Wildcats back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Saegertown took a serious blow against Northwestern, falling 49-17. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Saegertown in their matchups with Northwestern: they've now lost eight in a row.
Makayla Presser-Palmer went supernova for Northwestern, scoring 35 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Presser-Palmer has scored at least 25% of Northwestern's points. Another player making a difference was Chloe Yazembiak, who scored 5 points along with 6 assists and 4 blocks.
Saegertown's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Northwestern, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Saegertown will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Greenville. As for Northwestern, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Fairview at 7:30 p.m.
