Northeastern is 9-1 against Hagerstown since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northeastern Knights will be playing at home against the Hagerstown Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Northeastern will be strutting in after a victory while Hagerstown will be coming in after a loss.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up nine more assists than your opponent, a fact Northeastern proved on Wednesday. They strolled past Lawrenceburg with points to spare, taking the game 51-37. The win made it back-to-back wins for Northeastern.
Northeastern found their leader in underclassman Adysson Kircher, who scored 23 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 steals. The match was Kircher's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Cami Angi was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Hagerstown, who are still winless after their eighth matchup. They had to suffer through a rough 40-12 loss at the hands of Union County.
Northeastern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Hagerstown, the last time they won on the road was back last Thursday. Having now lost six straight away contests, they've bumped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Northeastern against Hagerstown in their previous matchup back in January as the squad secured a 51-24 victory. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does Hagerstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
