Basketball Game Preview: Newton-Conover Red Devils vs. Bandys Trojans

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Home	30-47 L
01/16/24 - Away	37-49 L
02/03/23 - Away	62-20 W
01/10/23 - Home	49-40 W
02/16/22 - Neutral	47-32 W
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Newton-Conover has gone 8-2 against Bandys recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Newton-Conover Red Devils will welcome the Bandys Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Newton-Conover is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing West Lincoln: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newton-Conover blew West Lincoln out of the water with a 72-15 final score. That looming 72-15 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Red Devils yet this season.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bandys on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Lincolnton out of the water with a 70-26 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 31 point advantage.

Newton-Conover better keep an eye on Lexi Vaughan. She was instrumental in Bandys' win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 20 boards. Vaughan's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Gault, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 16 points.

Bandys smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Bandys has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Newton-Conover, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.

Newton-Conover lost to Bandys at home by a decisive 47-30 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Newton-Conover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.