The Deep Creek Hornets pushed their score all the way to 68 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 75-68 to Northeastern. Deep Creek has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Deep Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tyson Harper, who scored 14 points. Dykota White was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Northeastern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyell Saunders out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Saunders pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of EJ Sutton, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Deep Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Northeastern, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-7.
Deep Creek will be playing at home against Lakeland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Deep Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday. As for Northeastern, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Currituck County at 7:30 p.m. Northeastern is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so Currituck County is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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