
Vikings
01/24/25 vs Pinellas Park | 85 |
12/27/24 vs Tournament Opponent | 84 |
01/21/25 vs Calvary Christian | 37 |
01/18/25 vs Seffner Christian | 75 |
11/22/24 @ Largo | 77 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast). They strolled past the Pinellas Park Patriots with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 85-69. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeast to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Rodriguez, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 16 points. Erik Davis Jr was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Northeast's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 8-12. As for Pinellas Park, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Northeast will venture away from home to face off against Braden River at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Braden River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Northeast likes a good challenge. As for Pinellas Park, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-46 loss against Palm Harbor University on the 27th.
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