The Norland Vikings extended their postseason success on Friday against the Central Rockets. They enjoyed a cozy 52-37 win over the Rockets. The victory was familiar territory for Norland who now have three in a row.
Leading Norland to victory were Myah Newton and Jasmine Johnson. Newton dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds, while Johnson dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Norland's points. Another player making a difference was Shania Swan, who scored seven points along with nine assists and seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from Corianna Warner, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Warner hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Lophmie Jean was another key contributor, scoring three points along with three steals.
Norland's victory bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Norland will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Northwestern at 6:00 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully Norland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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