The North County Knights will square off against the Northeast Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Northeast likes a good challenge.
North County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against South River by a score of 81-73.
Meanwhile, Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 78-43 loss at the hands of Meade. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Mustangs are ranked 62nd).
North County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
North County strolled past Northeast in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 70-52. Does North County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northeast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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