Basketball Recap: North Newton's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road

If South Newton wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played North Newton, they should've done a better job of containing June Busboom. The North Newton Spartans secured a 28-24 W over the South Newton Rebels on Thursday thanks in part to Busboom, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. Those 14 points gave her a new career-high.

The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Culbreth, who posted two points in addition to six steals and five boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game.

South Newton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Faye Springsteen, who put up nine points and eight steals, and Madison Bohlinger, who posted five points and seven blocks. Bohlinger has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last three times she's played.

North Newton's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6. As for South Newton, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

North Newton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-11 loss against Faith Christian on the 14th. As for South Newton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-30 defeat against West Central on the 13th.