Basketball Recap: North Newton Spartans vs. Griffith Panthers
North Newton entered their contest against Griffith on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The North Newton Spartans came up short against the Griffith Panthers, falling 39-17. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Even though they lost, North Newton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Griffith can attribute much of their success to Morgan Von Ogden, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus seven steals. Von Ogden has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maddy Ladendorf, who earned eight points along with two steals.
North Newton's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Griffith, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
North Newton and South Newton are set to duel on Thursday. As for Griffith, they will face off against Hebron at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Griffith is facing Hebron at the right time seeing as Hebron is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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