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| 02/16/24 - Away | 41-43 L |
| 01/09/24 - Home | 68-50 W |
| 02/17/23 - Home | 79-56 W |
| 01/10/23 - Away | 73-60 W |
| 02/22/22 - Away | 65-36 W |
| + 5 more games |
Northwest is 8-2 against West since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest has five straight wins, West has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Two weeks ago, Northwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Carroll, taking the game 58-47. The 58-point effort marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Benning led the charge by going 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrian Hammond, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-35, which was the final score in West's tilt against Kapaun Mt. Carmel two weeks ago.
West's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Northwest couldn't quite finish off West in their previous meeting back in February and fell 43-41. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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