Basketball Preview: Newton-Conover Red Devils vs. East Rutherford Cavaliers
The Newton-Conover Red Devils are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newton-Conover has three straight victories, East Rutherford has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Newton-Conover is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Wilkes Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newton-Conover blew Wilkes Central out of the water with a 63-21 final score. The Red Devils pushed the score to 56-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, a win for East Rutherford just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by McDowell 61-15. The Cavaliers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-8.
Newton-Conover pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for East Rutherford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Newton-Conover against East Rutherford in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 75-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton-Conover since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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