After soaring to 55 points the game before, Northland was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by the Centennial Stars 70-24. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Stars are ranked 121st).
Centennial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kennedy Houston, who went 9 of 17 on her way to 19 points along with six assists and six steals. Houston has been hot for a while, having posted four or more steals the last 26 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Houston, who posted 23 points and six steals.
Northland's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Centennial, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Northland won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lancaster at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northland is facing Lancaster at the right time seeing as Lancaster is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Centennial and Westerville North will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on December 30th.
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