If Beechcroft was riding high fresh off their 68-14 takedown of Columbus International last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Beechcroft Cougars lost to the Northland Vikings on the road by a 72-55 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Vikings are ranked 177th).
It was another big night for Nehemiah McMorris, who went 11 for 17 on his way to 29 points and eight rebounds for Northland. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Shoultz, who posted 16 points and six boards.
Beechcroft's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Northland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Beechcroft will take on Mifflin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Beechcroft's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Northland, they will face off against Linden-McKinley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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