The Northwest Falcons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 15th straight defeat. They were outmatched by Pine Hill on the road and fell 70-38. Northwest was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-23.
Despite the loss, Northwest still got an impressive performance from Pablo Holiday, who scored 23 points. That was a full 60.5% of Northwest's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Pine Hill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Channing James out in front who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. James has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brett Baker, who scored 17 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Northwest's defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Pine Hill, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
Northwest is on the road again on Friday and plays Whitehorse at 5:00 p.m. on February 16th. Whitehorse is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54 points per game this season. As for Pine Hill, they will head out on the road to square off against Tse' Yi' Gai at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Hill has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 499 points over their last seven matches.
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