On Friday, Nova faced Northeast in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nova Titans took a 55-40 bruising from the Northeast Hurricanes. The Titans have struggled against the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Nova had strong showings from J'Yan Tyrell, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds, and Ke'Mora Evans, who posted 16 points and eight boards.
Northeast's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nykeria Flowers, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 20 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Flowers has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Jazmine Jones was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten assists and seven steals.
Nova's defeat dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Northeast, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-2.
Nova wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 69-16 victory against Cooper City on the 6th. As for Northeast, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-39 win against St. Thomas Aquinas on the 1st.
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