Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-55 heartbreaker at the hands of the Rossview Hawks. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-42 on January 9th.
| 01/28/25 @ Rossview | 14 |
| 01/08/25 @ Riverdale | 12 |
| 01/17/25 vs Springfield | 10 |
| 01/16/25 @ Clarksville Academy | 10 |
| 11/25/24 vs Station Camp | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why Northeast lost, don't look at Jo Sia Harris. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Those 14 points gave Harris a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Terry Jones, who posted eight points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Leading Rossview to victory were Chris Johnson and JiYair Rose. Johnson dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Rose went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points along with six boards and three steals. Rose has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maksim Idzi, who put up eight points.
Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Rossview, they moved to 6-16 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Kirkwood the next time they take the court. Northeast will host Kirkwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Rossview will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on February 4th.
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