NorthWood and South Bend St. Joseph are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The NorthWood Panthers will square off against the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Bend St. Joseph will be up against a hot NorthWood team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. NorthWood blew past Wawasee, posting a 69-33 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Warriors are ranked 288th), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 96-53. The Huskies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
South Bend St. Joseph pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for NorthWood, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
NorthWood couldn't quite finish off South Bend St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 48-46. Can NorthWood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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