You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Atlantic Eagles's strategy against the Northeast Hurricanes on Monday. Atlantic enjoyed a cozy 50-36 victory over the Hurricanes. Given Atlantic's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elanie Sullard continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Myrella Guerra-Oliveira, who scored 13 points.
Despite the loss, Northeast saw an underclassman step up: Ya?Niyah Young dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Young hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. Riniya Jean-Baptiste was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
The win makes it two in a row for Atlantic and bumps their season record up to 13-4. As for Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Atlantic will take on the Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Northeast, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chaminade-Madonna is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
