The Manteo Redskins lost against the Northeastern Eagles back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Manteo suffered a tough 53-28 loss at the hands of Northeastern. Manteo has struggled against Northeastern recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Manteo lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being CC Lowe, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydnee Ballance, who scored eight points.
Jasmine Felton was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds for Northeastern. That makes it four consecutive games in which Felton has scored at least a third of Northeastern's points. Another player making a difference was Jada Simpson, who scored seven points along with eight assists and eight rebounds.
Manteo has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Northeastern, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Manteo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-28 defeat vs. Hertford County on the 14th. Northeastern has also already played their next match, a 64-47 defeat against Deep Creek on the 12th.
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