The Wellington Dukes will face off against the Northwestern Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wellington is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Brookside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wellington lost 87-62 to Brookside. The Dukes haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 79-51 loss at the hands of Orrville. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 761st, while the Red Riders are ranked 339th).
Wellington's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Wellington strolled past Northwestern in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 69-53. Will Wellington repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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