Basketball Game Preview: Newton Cardinals vs. Oskaloosa Indians

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Previous Games

01/02/25 - Neutral	46-34 W
02/02/24 - Home	55-64 L
01/05/24 - Away	57-39 W
02/20/23 - Home	70-56 W
02/03/23 - Away	79-43 W
+ 5 more games

Newton has gone 9-1 against Oskaloosa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Newton Cardinals will host the Oskaloosa Indians at 7:30 p.m. Oskaloosa took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Newton, who comes in off a win.

Newton took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took down Pella Christian 68-51.

Meanwhile, Oskaloosa was beaten by Pella 74-32 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Dutch are ranked 105th).

Newton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Oskaloosa, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.

Newton beat Oskaloosa 46-34 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Will Newton repeat their success, or does Oskaloosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.