Northeast was the 54-49 winner over Braden River when they last played one another back in December of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Northeast Vikings took a 79-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braden River Pirates on Wednesday.
Neven Vukovic
| 01/29/25 @ Braden River | 69% |
| 12/09/24 @ Osceola | 67% |
| 12/13/24 vs Shorecrest Prep | 56% |
| 12/30/24 vs Southwest | 50% |
| 12/28/24 vs Bible Baptist Christian | 50% |
Despite the loss, Northeast still got an impressive performance from Neven Vukovic, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Vukovic a new career-high in field goal percentage (69%). Dominic Brown was another key player, putting up ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Braden River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaron Fields, who went 8 for 17 en route to 16 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. Fields also grabbed eight steals, which is notable because Braden River is undefeated when he posts at least five steals, but 7-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Lawaiian Long, who went 8 of 18 to rack up 22 points and seven rebounds.
Northeast has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Braden River, they pushed their record up to 11-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Northeast has already played their next game, a 75-36 defeat against Clearwater on the 3rd. As for Braden River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-51 victory against Venice on the 31st.
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