Northgate is 0-5 against Morrow since December of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Northgate Vikings will face off against the Morrow Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Northgate is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Northgate didn't have too much trouble with Banneker as they won 69-51.
Meanwhile, Morrow unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to Dutchtown 52-47. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 13th).
Northgate is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Morrow, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Northgate was dealt a bruising 82-54 loss at the hands of Morrow in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Thankfully for Northgate, Kole Taylor (who went 8 of 17 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven steals and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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