Springdale has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Northside Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Springdale gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They breezed by Bentonville West at home to the tune of 62-22. Given Springdale's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Bentonville West is ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northside came tearing into Friday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Fayetteville by a score of 40-27.
Erianna Gooden continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazley Grotjohn, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Springdale is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Northside, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3.
Springdale couldn't quite finish off Northside in their previous meeting back in January and fell 58-55. Can Springdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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