The Northeastern Eagles won the last time they faced the Gates County Red Barons, and things went their way on Friday too. Northeastern wrapped up 2023 with a 59-41 win over Gates County. The win made it back-to-back wins for Northeastern.
It was another big night for Jasmine Felton, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 16 rebounds. The contest was her sixth in a row with at least ten points. Sanai Alexander was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Despite the defeat, Gates County saw an underclassman step up: London Barber scored 12 points along with nine rebounds. Barber has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyndall Banks, who scored ten points along with five steals.
Northeastern's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Gates County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northeastern will take on Holmes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holmes will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Northeastern is ranked 69th). Gates County and Martin County will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2024 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Martin County is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
