Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-63 heartbreaker at the hands of the Alexandria Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Trojans are ranked tenth).
It was another big night for Jordyn Johnson, who went 9 of 22 en route to 24 points for Alexandria. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Alexandria's points. Another player making a difference was Tyshawn Duncan, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Alexandria, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest will take on Tara at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Alexandria, they will square off against Neville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Alexandria has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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