Basketball Preview: Northeast Eagles vs. Portland Panthers
The Northeast Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Portland Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Northeast is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Rockvale on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northeast was dealt an 86-30 defeat at the hands of Rockvale. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-15.
Northeast's loss came about despite a quality game from Qimara Summers, who earned 18 points plus three steals. That was a full 60% of Northeast's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Portland had just enough and edged Hendersonville out 37-35 on Tuesday.
Portland's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Northeast took a serious blow against Portland when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 51-21. Can Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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