Basketball Recap: Newcastle Falls Short of Wheatland in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newcastle can now relate to. They received a blow on Thursday as they fell 43-27 to the Wheatland Bulldogs. The game marked the Dogies' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Newcastle has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season. The victory (which was Wheatland's eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-12.

Newcastle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wheatland, they will face off against Torrington at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.