Northwestern is 0-4 against Conneaut Area since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Conneaut Area Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Northwestern is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Northwestern was able to grind out a solid victory over North East, taking the game 41-29. 41 seems to be a good number for Northwestern as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Makayla Presser-Palmer, who scored 25 points. The match was her fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brooke Miller, who scored five points.
Meanwhile, Conneaut Area put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 39-27 victory over Slippery Rock.
Northwestern's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Conneaut Area, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Northwestern came up short against Conneaut Area when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 46-41. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
