Northwest and Gaithersburg are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Northwest Jaguars will square off against the Gaithersburg Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season.
Gaithersburg will be up against a hot Northwest squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Northwest came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 59-54 W against Poolesville.
Anthony Wells
| 02/10/25 vs Poolesville | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ Damascus | 3 |
| 01/09/25 @ Clarksburg | 3 |
| 01/17/25 @ Churchill | 2 |
| 01/16/25 @ Paint Branch | 2 |
Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anthony Wells led the charge by going 7 of 13 en route to 15 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Those five steals gave Wells a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alexander Greenfield, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Northwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Gaithersburg came up short against Seneca Valley on Monday, falling 67-47. The Trojans were down 47-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Gaithersburg has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season. As for Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwest against Gaithersburg when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured an 85-46 win. In that game, Northwest amassed a halftime lead of 52-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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