The St. Pauls Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Northeastern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Pauls had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 65-54 victory over the Stallions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Pauls.
St. Pauls' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Monroe, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Monroe has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zhariana Shipman, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Northeastern waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They came out on top against Goldsboro by a score of 58-45.
It was another big night for Jasmine Felton, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Northeastern's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Azaria Gallop, who scored ten points along with four steals.
St. Pauls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Northeastern, they pushed their record up to 22-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: St. Pauls have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Pauls came up short against Northeastern in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 69-63. Can St. Pauls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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