Basketball Recap: Northeast Takes a Loss

Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 61-41 to the Erie Red Devils. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Vikings struggled afterwards.

It was another big night for Reid Duff, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 14 boards for Erie. That makes it five consecutive games in which Duff has scored at least a third of Erie's points. Parker Hughes was another key player, putting up nine points.

Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Erie, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-9.

Northeast has already played their next game (against Neodesha), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Erie, they and Eureka will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. Erie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Eureka likes a good challenge.