The Northeastern Knights will square off against the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Winchester Community will be up against a hot Northeastern squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Northeastern came out on top against Tri by a score of 55-45 on Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Titans are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Noah Payne
02/14/25 vs Tri | 5 |
01/04/25 vs Victory College Prep | 4 |
12/28/24 vs Union County | 4 |
12/13/24 vs Eastern Hancock | 4 |
02/11/25 @ Union County | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Payne, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 17 points and five steals. Those five steals gave Payne a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tre Vanlandingham, who posted 14 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Winchester Community came up short against Lapel on Tuesday and fell 73-62. The Golden Falcons haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Winchester Community's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Northeastern, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-1.
Northeastern came up short against Winchester Community in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 61-49. Will Northeastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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