The Northeast Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Springfield Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeast has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 21.
Northeast is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Dickson County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northeast was outmatched by Dickson County and fell 67-34. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Cougars are ranked 149th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Qimara Summers and Keely Webb. Webb had a great game and went 10-for-17 from beyond the arc to rack up 34 points. Meanwhile, Summers did her best for the losing side, putting up 12 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Springfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They strolled past West Creek with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-34.
Springfield pushed their record up to 15-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points over those games. As for Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-22.
Northeast was dealt a bruising 60-20 loss at the hands of Springfield when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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