The George Washington Patriots were the 70-44 winner over the Northfield Nighthawks when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. George Washington received a tough blow on Saturday as they fell 61-45 to Northfield. George Washington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why George Washington lost, one person who can't be blamed is Brittany Booker. Despite the final result, she scored 24 points along with 4 steals. Abryanna Grajeda-alejo was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Northfield can attribute much of their success to Laporsha Allen, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliyah Herron, who scored 13 points along with 3 steals.
George Washington's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northfield, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
George Washington will be playing in front of their home fans against ThunderRidge at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully ThunderRidge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Saturday. As for Northfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Denver East at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Denver East focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Saturday.
