Basketball Game Recap: Colonial Beach Drifters vs. Northumberland Indians

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2024, 10:50am

Recap: Colonial Beach Drifters vs. Northumberland Indians

The Colonial Beach Drifters lost against the Northumberland Indians back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Colonial Beach took a hard 60-41 fall against Northumberland. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Colonial Beach in their matchups with Northumberland: they've now lost four in a row.

Northumberland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyreek Lundy, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Laws, who scored 19 points.

Colonial Beach's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Northumberland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Colonial Beach won't have much time to rest: their next game is against West Point at 7:00 p.m. on February 7th. West Point is coming into the contest with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Colonial Beach will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Northumberland, they will be playing at home against Rappahannock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rappahannock comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last three games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.