After flying high against Westside last Tuesday, Howard came back down to earth. The Howard Huskies took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northeast Raiders on Wednesday.
Northeast was led to victory by Alayla Hooks and Jada Smith. Hooks almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals, while Smith posted 13 points and four steals. Those nine steals gave Hooks a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Indiasia Belll, who had two points and seven rebounds.
Howard has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Northeast, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Howard will face off against Hephzibah at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northeast, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bleckley County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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