It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Northeast Vikings can now relate to. They took a 58-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Generals on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Northeast can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while Constitution is ranked 36th).
Despite the loss, Northeast still got an impressive performance from Darrius Gaeta, who scored 20 points along with three steals and two blocks. Gaeta hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. Bobby Perry was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Constitution's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amir Speights led the charge by scoring 12 points. Another player making a difference was Perry Fields, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Northeast's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Constitution, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Constitution also has no future games currently scheduled.
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