Aurora lost against Northwest back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Aurora Huskies were beaten by the Northwest Vikings 54-27. The Huskies were down 40-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
| 01/28/25 @ Northwest | 6 |
| 12/28/24 @ Ashland-Greenwood | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ Seward | 4 |
| 12/27/24 vs Gross Catholic | 4 |
| 01/23/25 vs Kearney Catholic | 3 |
Kenna Merrihew and Hannah Janda certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Merrihew almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds, while Janda posted nine points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Janda a new career-high in boards.
Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reagan Mcintyre led the charge by putting up 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Mcintyre has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Daveigha Heikes, who went 6 for 7 on her way to 14 points and five boards.
Aurora has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Northwest, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Aurora didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-30 win against Schuyler on the 1st. As for Northwest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 50-43 loss against Seward on the 30th.
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