High school basketball previews

TUESDAY, FEB. 13

North Montgomery (6-12) at North Putnam (7-13)

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.

The coaches: Eric Danforth is in his second year at North Montgomery. Collin McCartt is in his fourth year at North Putnam.

Season recap: North Montgomery lost to Frankfort on Friday to break a two-game winning streak, and had lost six straight games previous to then. North Putnam has lost its last two games and four of its last six.

Opponents’ records: North Montgomery 161-169, North Putnam 199-189.

Per-game averages: Offense – NM 53.3, NP 53.8. Defense – NM 59.2, NP 58.0.

The history: North Putnam won 63-61 at Linden last year. North Montgomery holds an 18-7 series lead over the past 25 years.

Key players: Senior Justin Clary leads North Montgomery in scoring at 20.4 points per game and is less than 100 points from reaching 1,000 for his career. Elliot Gross leads North Putnam in scoring.