The Northeastern Eagles lost against the Hertford County Bears back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. Northeastern fell just short of Hertford County by a score of 55-52. Northeastern has struggled against Hertford County recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Northeastern's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Z'Kobe Whidbee, who scored ten points, and Sayvion Saunders who scored ten points. Whidbee also grabbed two steals for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Alexander, who scored six points.
Northeastern now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Hertford County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Northeastern won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against South Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 11th. South Central will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line. Hertford County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against First Flight at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th. First Flight is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
