Portola is on a four-game streak of home losses, Northwood a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Portola Bulldogs will host the Northwood Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Portola is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since December 10, 2024 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past University 59-56.
Meanwhile, Northwood won against University on Tuesday with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Northwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodbridge, sneaking past 60-57.
Portola's win bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Northwood, they are also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Portola came up short against Northwood in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 63-55. Thankfully for Portola, Zaid Yunis (who posted 30 points) 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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