The Northside Patriots had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They rang in the new year with a 73-66 win over Drew on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Barrington Adams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 30 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Northside's points. Tycen Ragland was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Northside's victory bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Drew, they bumped their record down to 1-10 with that loss, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northside won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Hardaway at 2:30 p.m. on January 6th. Hardaway is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62.8 points per game. Drew won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Alcovy at 3:30 p.m. on January 6th. Alcovy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Drew in Georgia (Alcovy is ranked 161st, while Drew is ranked 507th).
