The Northwood Gators will head out to square off against the Peabody Warhorses at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Northwood took a blow against Jena, falling 57-23. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Giants are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Peabody came up short against Edna Karr on Saturday and fell 50-43.
Peabody's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Northwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Northwood's way against Peabody in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Northwood made off with a 51-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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