Newton North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Wellesley Raiders by a score of 56-46. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Raiders are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tigers
| 01/31/25 @ Wellesley | 56-46 |
| 01/21/25 @ Central Catholic | 57-54 |
| 01/10/25 @ Needham | 67-48 |
| 01/03/25 @ Brookline | 58-46 |
| 12/13/24 @ Framingham | 67-46 |
Newton North pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Wellesley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newton North has already played their next matchup (against Natick), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wellesley has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Brookline.
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