Northview's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They pulled ahead with a 46-45 photo finish over the L.E.A.D. Academy Lions. That's more bragging rights for the Chiefs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryson Orso, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Caleb Levins was another key player, earning nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, L.E.A.D. Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Andrew Holcomb scored 15 points in addition to seven steals. With that strong performance, Holcomb is now averaging an impressive 3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Palmer, who had eight points in addition to ten rebounds and two blocks.
Northview's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northview has already played their next matchup (against L.E.A.D. Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Destin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Destin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
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