Northwestern blew Bucklin-Macon County out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Bucklin-Macon County got their revenge. The Eagles fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eagles have suffered since January 2nd.
| 02/06/26 vs Bucklin-Macon County | 26 |
| 12/04/25 vs Hale | 24 |
| 01/09/26 vs Southwest | 23 |
| 01/30/26 vs Southwest | 18 |
| 01/02/26 vs Brashear | 17 |
| + 13 more games |
Despite the loss, Northwestern still got an impressive performance from Tyler Robinson, who almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine boards. The Eagles are 6-2 when Robinson posts 15 or more points, but 4-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Mauzey, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwestern and nudges their season record down to 10-9. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Bucklin-Macon County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Northwestern has already played their next contest (against Southwest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Bucklin-Macon County, they will challenge Meadville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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