Basketball Game Preview: Northeast Vikings vs. Pinellas Park Patriots

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Previous Games

12/07/23 - Away	59-29 W
01/11/23 - Away	70-34 W
12/05/22 - Home	71-38 W
01/07/22 - Home	86-56 W
01/08/21 - Away	43-68 L
+ 5 more games

Northeast is 8-2 against Pinellas Park since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northeast Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Pinellas Park Patriots at 8:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Wednesday, Northeast came up short against St. Petersburg and fell 65-57. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Green Devils are ranked 138th).

Meanwhile, Pinellas Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Boca Ciega and fell 67-39.

Pinellas Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Northeast, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12.

Everything came up roses for Northeast against Pinellas Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 59-29 win. Does Northeast have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinellas Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.