The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies will face off against the Northwest Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Blue Valley Northwest comes in on eight and Northwest on three.
Last Saturday, Blue Valley Northwest faced Olathe South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Blue Valley Northwest came out on top against Olathe South by a score of 71-58. Given Blue Valley Northwest's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Olathe South is ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Valley Northwest had a senior duo take command as Joey Matteoni dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds and Jake Fritz scored 22 points. Fritz is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Klein, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Northwest has not done well against Maize recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Northwest secured a 58-52 W over Maize.
Elijah Benning continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tasean Williams, who scored eight points along with five steals.
Blue Valley Northwest's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Northwest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Blue Valley Northwest and Northwest are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Blue Valley Northwest hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.7 points per game. However, it's not like Northwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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