It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northeast can now relate to. They were dealt a 78-49 defeat at the hands of the Howard Lions on Saturday. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Griffin Garner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Howard, shooting 56% from the field en route to 34 points and four steals. Garner has become a key player for Howard: the team is 15-2 when he posts at least 15 points, but 1-5 otherwise. Alex Reeb was another key player, going 7-for-17 to rack up 16 points and eight boards.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Howard, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Northeast will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Chesapeake on March 14th. Northeast is facing Chesapeake at the right time seeing as Chesapeake is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Howard, they have already played their next game, an 81-78 defeat against Old Mill on the 4th.
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