Hagerstown is 0-10 against Northeastern since January of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Hagerstown Tigers will square off against the Northeastern Knights at 6:00 p.m. Hagerstown has given up an average of 57.2 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
On Friday, Hagerstown came up short against Eastern Hancock and fell 57-49.
Meanwhile, Northeastern came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 56-42 win over the Spartans. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Spartans are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northeastern's win came from a few key players Hagerstown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Payne, who went 8-for-15 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Sam White, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten boards.
Northeastern's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for Hagerstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Hagerstown took a serious blow against Northeastern in their previous matchup back in February, falling 75-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Payne, who shot 81% from the field on his way to 31 points and three steals. Now that Hagerstown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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