Basketball Game Preview: Central Heights Blue Devils vs. Newton Eagles

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	59-35 W
01/30/24 - Home	46-24 W
01/05/24 - Away	42-41 W
01/31/23 - Away	50-26 W
01/06/23 - Home	57-19 W
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Central Heights has gone 8-1 against Newton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Central Heights Blue Devils will host the Newton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Heights has seven straight wins, Newton has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Central Heights didn't have too much trouble with Woodville as they won 62-46. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 745th, while the Eagles are ranked 1535th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Newton ended up a good deal behind Pineywoods Community Academy on Tuesday and lost 47-32.

Central Heights is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.

Central Heights took their victory against Newton when the teams last played on January 7th by a conclusive 59-35. Does Central Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.