Having just played yesterday, Northeast will head out on the road to face off against Central Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeast has three straight wins, Central Heights has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Northeast earned a 36-25 victory over Galena.
Meanwhile, Central Heights was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 42-37 to Oswego.
Northeast's win bumped their record up to 12-2-1. As for Central Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Things could have been worse for Northeast, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-27 loss to Central Heights when the teams last played back in January of 2025. Thankfully for Northeast, Melaney Chrisjohn (who shot 75% from the field en route to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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