South Putnam is 2-7 against Northview since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Putnam Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Northview Knights at 7:30 p.m.
South Putnam is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Edgewood, falling 63-37. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Mustangs are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Northview put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Greencastle 72-55.
South Putnam's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Northview, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for South Putnam, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-45 loss to Northview when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northview's Brayden Goff, who dropped a triple-double on 16 points, ten boards, and 13 assists. Now that South Putnam knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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