The Yorktown Tigers will head out to square off against the Northeastern Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Yorktown focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
Yorktown is headed out to face Northeastern after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Yorktown walked away with a 64-53 victory over Guerin Catholic. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Alexis Fields was a one-man wrecking crew for Yorktown as she dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. What's more, Fields also posted a 69% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in November of 2023. Lilly Sylvester was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northeastern got the win against Muncie Central on Tuesday by a conclusive 57-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Yorktown skirted past Northeastern 49-47 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northeastern's Addisen Mastriano, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Yorktown to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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