The Northridge Jaguars and the Ashville Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ashville is hoping to do what Raleigh-Egypt couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Northridge's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Northridge took their matchup with ease, bagging a 63-30 win over Raleigh-Egypt. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ashville). The stars were shining brightly for them in an 86-70 victory over Boaz on Saturday.
Northridge better focus on containing JB Potter and Parker Smith as the pair were huge in Ashville's win. Potter dropped a triple-double on 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists, while Smith went 10 of 19 on his way to 26 points and eight rebounds. Potter is becoming a predictor of Ashville's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 6-3 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Maise Thompson, who posted eight points.
Ashville was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Northridge's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Ashville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
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