Northeast was the 57-54 winner over Countryside when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Northeast Vikings took a hard 84-69 fall against the Countryside Cougars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Cougars are ranked 118th).
Northeast's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dominic Brown, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals. Noah Rodriguez was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points.
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Even though they lost, Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Carter Padags was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine assists for Countryside. The dominant performance gave Padags a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Perlin, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Northeast has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Countryside, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Northeast wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 84-20 win against Tournament Opponent on the 27th. As for Countryside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-46 victory against Montour on the 27th.
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