The Northwest Mohawks will head out to face off against the Western Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Northwest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-51 to Portsmouth West.
Meanwhile, Western strolled past South Gallia with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 70-55. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Rebels are ranked 707th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Western and bumps their season record up to 12-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Northwest came up short against Western in their previous meeting back in January, falling 70-58. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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