Irvine is 1-9 against Northwood since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Irvine Vaqueros will welcome the Northwood Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. Irvine is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Tuesday, Irvine beat University 53-43. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Trojans are ranked 758th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 66-54 win over St. Margaret's on Tuesday.
Northwood now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Irvine, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Things could have been worse for Irvine, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-39 loss to Northwood in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Irvine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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