Northeast lost against Academy for Classical Education back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Northeast Raiders took a hard 57-39 fall against the Academy for Classical Education Gryphons. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Gryphons are ranked 126th).
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jada Smith, who posted nine points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayla Hooks, who earned 13 points.
Academy for Classical Education's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zhoie Stanley led the charge by putting up seven points along with seven assists and four steals. Stanley has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sara Rhett Farmer, who put up 15 points.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Academy for Classical Education, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Coming up, Northeast and Southwest will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northeast is facing Southwest at the right time seeing as Southwest is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. Academy for Classical Education does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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