Southwood played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Northwestern Tigers, falling 60-39. The Knights were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryce Wilcox, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Maddox Marshall, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points and four steals.
Northwestern was led to victory by Connor Binnion and Hayden Cook. Binnion went 9 for 12 en route to 20 points, while Cook almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Shank, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points.
Southwood dropped their record down to 7-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Northwestern, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Southwood is taking a road trip to face off against Rochester at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwestern, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-50 victory against Carroll on the 1st.
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