Basketball Recap: Academy at Palumbo Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Taj Medley and Matthew Brown

Academy at Palumbo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 62-52 to the Northeast Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Griffin of the 52-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.

Matthew Brown and Taj Medley certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Brown posted 20 points, while Medley earned 17 points. The dominant performance gave Medley a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Pommells, who had seven points.

Jonathan Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northeast, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was James Walker, who put up eight points.

Academy at Palumbo now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Northeast, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.

Academy at Palumbo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-43 defeat against Parkway Center City on the 20th. Northeast and Easton Area will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on December 27th. Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Easton Area likes a good challenge.