Northwood Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost to the First Baptist School Hurricanes on the road by a 67-51 margin. The Chargers were not able to make up for their loss to the Hurricanes from their previous meeting back in February of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Northwood Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Eli Cosman posted 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Elyjah Oler, who earned nine points.
Northwood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for First Baptist School, they moved to 2-10 with that victory, which also ended their ten-game losing streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwood Academy has already played their next contest (against Palmetto Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. First Baptist School will venture away from home to square off against Porter-Gaud at 8:00 p.m. on January 24th. One thing working in Porter-Gaud's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
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