Having just played yesterday, the Northeast Eagles will get right back to it and host the Springfield Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Northeast is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clarksville Academy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northeast came up short against Clarksville Academy, falling 61-40. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Cougars are ranked 140th).
Northeast's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Qimara Summers, who posted 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Rianna Rourk, who had eight points in addition to four blocks and three steals. That was a full 62.5% of Northeast's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 59 points the game before, Springfield was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 46-25 to Clarksville. The contest marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Northeast will need focus on slowing down Shemauria Pope, one of several Springfield players who made an impact when they last played. She put up five points.
Even though they lost, Springfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Northeast was taken down by Springfield 73-37 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northeast was down 43-20.
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