Preview: Northeast Hurricanes vs. Norland Vikings
The Northeast Hurricanes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Norland Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northeast had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Mavericks 66-64.
Meanwhile, Norland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against Somerset Academy by a score of 74-67. Given Norland's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Somerset Academy is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kendrick Preston led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six blocks. It was the first time this season that Preston scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Triston Wilson, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Northeast has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Norland, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
