Southwood is 10-0 against Northfield since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southwood Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Northfield Norsemen at 7:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Southwood was the victim of a rough 75-51 defeat at the hands of Adams Central. While losing is never fun, Southwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Adams Central is ranked 80th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Griffin Chambers, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Will Winer, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Northfield had to suffer through a rough 78-47 loss at the hands of Maconaquah. Northfield has not had much luck with Maconaquah recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Southwood has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Northfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Southwood took their win against Northfield in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 69-46. Will Southwood repeat their success, or does Northfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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