With a playoff game on the line, the Westmoreland Eagles rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They managed a 70-65 win over the Indians. Westmoreland's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Northumberland saw an underclassman step up: Tyreek Lundy almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lundy has scored all season. Another player making a difference was JD Barber, who scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Westmoreland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Northumberland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
Westmoreland will head out on the road to face off against Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lancaster is on a 11-game streak of home wins, Westmoreland a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Northumberland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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