Basketball Recap: Northwest Sets Scoring Season-High Against Oakland-Craig

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Team Score

12/27/24 vs Oakland-Craig	72
12/20/24 vs Lexington	70
12/06/24 vs Kearney Catholic	57
12/14/24 @ Seward	56
12/07/24 vs Gretna East	49

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest). They strolled past the Oakland-Craig Knights with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 72-55.

Oakland-Craig's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaak Maxwell, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Anderson, who posted 12 points.

Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Oakland-Craig, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-1.

Northwest will be playing in front of their home fans against Broken Bow at 7:15 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Oakland-Craig, they will face off against Pender at 6:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025.