The Northwestern Tigers will take on the Bellmont Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northwestern had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 57-45 win over the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Bellmont earned a 42-31 victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Bellmont.
Northwestern's victory bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Bellmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Northwestern didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Braves in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. Does Northwestern have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
