City College has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Northeast Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After soaring to 60 points the game before, City College were a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a serious blow against Poly, falling 75-15. While losing is never fun, City College can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Poly is ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Northeast's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 14th straight loss. They took a hard 48-30 fall against Meade. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northeast in their matchups with Meade: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the defeat, Northeast had strong showings from Brynn Jones, who scored 13 points along with four steals, and Madison Burris, who scored eight points along with four blocks. Jones has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
City College's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Northeast, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-18.
City College skirted past Northeast 58-55 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Does City College have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northeast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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