The Norland Vikings will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Northeast Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Norland's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.
With a playoff game on the line, Norland rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 74-67. Given Norland's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Somerset Academy is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendrick Preston, who scored 15 points along with six blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Preston has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Triston Wilson, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Northeast ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbishop McCarthy and snuck past 66-64. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Norland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Northeast, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
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