Northwest Guilford easily dispatched Grimsley last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Northwest Guilford Vikings fell just short of the Northern Guilford Nighthawks by a score of 55-53 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Nighthawks this season, with their most recent loss being a 60-56 defeat back in January.
Leading Northern Guilford to victory were Leena McField and Malena DeLisa. McField almost dropped a double-double with 28 points and nine rebounds, while DeLisa to rack up 16 points and six boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which McField has scored at least a third of Northern Guilford's points.
Northwest Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Northern Guilford, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Northwest Guilford will square off against East Forsyth at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Forsyth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. As for Northern Guilford, they will take on Rocky River at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: McField and Jade Bell.
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