The Northumberland Indians will head out to challenge the Westmoreland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northumberland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.7 points per game this season.
Northumberland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Essex just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The game marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Northumberland got top-tier performance from Tyreek Lundy, who posted 19 points and five rebounds. That was a full 38.8% of Northumberland's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Malachi Howard was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, Westmoreland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 51-47 to Lancaster. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Northumberland's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-3. As for Westmoreland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Northumberland beat Westmoreland 68-61 in their previous matchup on January 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northumberland 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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