The Northeast Eagles waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They pulled ahead with a 56-55 photo finish over Meade. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meade's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Holmes, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Holmes has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Lucaya Baldridge was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Northeast has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Meade, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northeast will challenge North County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Northeast's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine games. As for Meade, they will head out on the road to face off against Southern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Meade's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games.
