The Northeast Hurricanes will face off against the Doral Academy Firebirds at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Northeast focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Northeast was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to South Plantation. The Hurricanes have struggled against the Paladins recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayshawn Claude, who earned 12 points in addition to three steals. Another player making a difference was Eddie Prien, who had eight points plus six rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy earned a 46-34 victory over Downtown Doral on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Firebirds.
Doral Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Northeast, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Northeast came up short against Doral Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2018, falling 56-50. Can Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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