Basketball Recap: Newport Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

Newport won against Stevens last Sunday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. The Newport Tigers secured a 56-50 W over the Stevens Cardinals. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly six points.

Newport pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Stevens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Newport will have a chance to go back-to-back against Stevens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.