The Whitko Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Northwestern Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitko comes in on eight and the Tigers on four.
Whitko stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Garrett with a sharp 46-26 win. Given Whitko's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Railroaders are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Kyler Krull, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last six games he's played. Riley Harman was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Northwestern over the Knights in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Everything went Northwestern's way against the Knights as the Tigers made off with a 73-52 win. That looming 73-52 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Northwestern yet this season.
Whitko pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Northwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
