Lourdes Academy and Northeast squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Lourdes Academy had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 71-28 loss at the hands of the Northeast Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, Lourdes Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while Northeast is ranked 25th).
Leading Northeast to victory were Jazmine Jones and Nykeria Flowers. Jones went 8-for-10 on her way to 17 points in addition to seven steals and six assists, while Flowers went 9-for-15 to rack up 19 points along with six steals and five assists. The contest was Jones' third in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ya'Niyah Young, who went 5-for-7 en route to 11 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Lourdes Academy and nudges their season record down to 11-11. As for Northeast, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season.
Lourdes Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northeast, they will take on Sebastian River at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Sebastian River likes a good challenge.
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