Two dominant forwards in Jonathan Miller and Jameer Brown are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northeast Vikings will take on High School of the Future at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northeast has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Northeast is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Benjamin Franklin just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 73-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Electrons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (64), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
| 01/16/25 vs Benjamin Franklin | 23 |
| 01/14/25 vs Science Leadership Academy at Beeber | 20 |
| 01/10/25 @ Roxborough | 20 |
Despite the loss, Northeast got top-tier performance from Bobby Perry, who went 9 for 19 en route to 23 points. The contest was Perry's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zamir Adams, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, High School of the Future unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took an 80-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hill Freedman World Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (55), High School of the Future still had to take the loss.
Northeast will need focus on slowing down Brown, one of several High School of the Future players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 19 points. Karon Coleman was another key player, putting up 16 points.
High School of the Future's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Northeast hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.7 points per game. However, it's not like High School of the Future struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61.4 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Northeast took their victory against High School of the Future when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 59-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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