It was an eighth straight victory for Northfield Tuesday as they sent South Adams to their fifth straight defeat in girls basketball, winning 49-23.
“We haven’t seen size like that all season.”
Now 12-3 on the year, Northfield were coming off a week of rest after winning the Wabash County tournament. The height of the Norsemen was simply too much for coach Freeman’s Starfires to overcome.
“Their size created a lot of problems for us tonight,” noted Freeman in his postgame comments. “We really struggled to get quality looks.”
The Stars were outplayed in each quarter, never mustering more than eight points, as they were consistently beaten by Northfield.
“Their perimeter players do a nice job giving some pressure and funneling guards into their bigs,” said Freeman.
Despite the loss, Freeman showed respect to a quality opponent and looked forward in the schedule.
“We’re still seeing improvement from the girls each day,” said the coach. “The girls are working hard each day to get better. I can’t ask for anything more. I have no doubt we’ll get there.”
The Starfires will play at Southern Wells Friday before hosting Bluffton in next week’s ACAC tournament.
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