Ohio High School Basketball - Newton Local edges Franklin Monroe
November 26, 2022: Pleasant Hill, OH 45359 The Newton Local Indians (Pleasant Hill, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Franklin Monroe Jets (Pitsburg, OH), 47-43 in Saturday's league test.
The Indians (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Riverside (De Graff, OH). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 0-2 record. In their last test, Riverside was tipped by Covington (Covington, OH), 55-23, in a league test.
The Jets now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Mississinawa Valley for a Western Ohio test on Thursday, December 1. Franklin Monroe will encounter a Blackhawks squad coming off a 59-32 non-league win over Troy Christian (Troy, OH). The Blackhawks record now stands at 3-1.