The Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls will square off against the Northwest Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Mt. Healthy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Anderson. The Fighting Owls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Northwest's game on Saturday was all tied up 28-28 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 68-58 victory over Anderson. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Raptors are ranked 508th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Mt. Healthy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Mt. Healthy beat Northwest 61-53 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Mt. Healthy repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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