On Tuesday, the Northgate Vikings beat the Lovejoy Wildcats 63-54.
Lovejoy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jeremiah Evans, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Evans continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Malachi Ford, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points.
Northgate has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Lovejoy, they dropped their record down to 9-12 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coincidentally, Northgate and Lovejoy will both be playing Dutchtown the next time they take the court. Lovejoy will head out to face Dutchtown at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Northgate will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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