Basketball Recap: Pella Christian Wins Going Away Against Newton

Pella Christian's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They strolled past the Newton Cardinals with points to spare, taking the game 36-21. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Cardinals back in January, they had to take a 43-37 defeat.

Pella Christian's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 7-11. As for Newton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pella Christian will square off against Pella at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton has already played their next match (against Oskaloosa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.