Basketball Recap: Marple Newtown Comes Up Short

Marple Newtown lost against Springfield back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers fell to the Springfield Cougars 70-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Fightin' Tigers still had to take the loss.

This is the second loss in a row for Marple Newtown and nudges their season record down to 9-6. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.

Marple Newtown will square off against Delaware County Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Springfield, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Springfield Cougars take on the Strath Haven Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.