If the Huntingtown Hurricanes were feeling good off their 46-21 takedown of the Lackey Chargers last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Huntingtown fell 50-41 to Northern on Friday. Huntingtown was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northern apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Huntingtown saw an underclassman step up: Eva Powell dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kayla Ripple, who scored 13 points.
It was another big night for Mikayla Jones, who scored 24 points along with eight steals for Northern. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Marvray, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Huntingtown has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Northern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Huntingtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northern also has no future games currently scheduled.
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