The Northeast Eagles's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Kirkwood 41-38.
It was another big night for Qimara Summers, who scored 19 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. The matchup was her 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Damonei Peterson, who scored 11 points.
Northeast's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Kirkwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northeast will take on Clarksville Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Clarksville Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Saturday. Kirkwood will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Northeast at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th.
