Northeastern is 10-0 against Pasquotank County since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northeastern Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Pasquotank County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Northeastern will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Northeastern put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 67-46 margin over Currituck County. Given Northeastern's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Currituck County is ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northeastern's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyell Saunders led the charge by scoring 17 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Sayvion Saunders was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pasquotank County pushed their score all the way to 59 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 85-59 walloping at the hands of First Flight. Pasquotank County has struggled against First Flight recently, as their contest on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Northeastern is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Pasquotank County, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Northeastern's way against Pasquotank County in their previous meeting back in January as Northeastern made off with a 77-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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