Mechanicsburg was the 53-35 winner over Northeastern when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mechanicsburg Indians fell just short of the Northeastern Jets by a score of 56-54 on Friday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Keegan Freeze, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points. Conner Eyink was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Mechanicsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Northeastern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10.
Mechanicsburg will square off against Urbana at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Urbana knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Mechanicsburg likes a good challenge. Northeastern has already played their next contest, an 85-40 victory against Bradford on the 1st.
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