The Northfield Nighthawks stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They breezed by Thomas Jefferson on the road to the tune of 61-26. The win was nothing new for Northfield as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Northfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Faith Nelson out in front who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Nelson hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Madison Bethel was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five steals.
Thomas Jefferson's loss came despite strong showings from Lucy Lloyd and Leyna Mcclinon. Lloyd scored 11 points along with five rebounds, while Mcclinon scored ten points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Mcclinon has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Thomas Jefferson struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Northfield pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Thomas Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Northfield will be playing at home against Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Northfield is ranked 20th). As for Thomas Jefferson, they will head out on the road to take on Kennedy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Kennedy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 last Thursday.
