Academy at Palumbo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 62-52 to the Northeast Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Griffin of the 52-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
| 12/19/24 vs Northeast | 17 |
| 12/10/24 @ String Theory | 13 |
| 12/11/24 @ Sayre | 12 |
| 12/12/24 vs Science Leadership Academy at Beeber | 10 |
| 12/12/23 vs String Theory | 10 |
Matthew Brown and Taj Medley certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Brown posted 20 points, while Medley earned 17 points. The dominant performance gave Medley a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Pommells, who had seven points.
Jonathan Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northeast, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was James Walker, who put up eight points.
Academy at Palumbo now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Northeast, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Academy at Palumbo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-43 defeat against Parkway Center City on the 20th. Northeast and Easton Area will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on December 27th. Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Easton Area likes a good challenge.
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