Northgate lost against Langston Hughes back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Northgate Vikings were beaten by the Langston Hughes Panthers 70-18. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Panthers are ranked sixth).
Despite the loss, Northgate had strong showings from Aaliyah Reynolds, who posted 11 points and six rebounds, and Ameerah Stampley, who had a point. Reynolds is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Langston Hughes to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kylar-Rae Johnson, who made all 12 shots she took to post 25 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points. Jocelyn Faison was another key player, going 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points along with six assists and six steals.
Northgate has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Langston Hughes, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Northgate has already played their next matchup, a 53-37 win against Lovejoy on the 28th. As for Langston Hughes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 54-52 defeat against Carrollton on the 25th.
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