The Northeastern Eagles suffered their closest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Hertford County by a score of 55-52. Northeastern has not had much luck with Hertford County recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Northeastern saw an underclassman step up: Z'Kobe Whidbee scored ten points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Whidbee has scored all season. Sayvion Saunders was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Keveon Rodgers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hertford County, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Rodgers hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Rimiez Williams, who scored 20 points.
Northeastern now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Hertford County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Northeastern won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against South Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 11th. South Central will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Hertford County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against First Flight at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th. One thing working in First Flight's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
