Basketball Recap: Sara Sain's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Newton-Conover over Maiden

If Newton-Conover was feeling good fresh off their 68-37 takedown of Bunker Hill last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Newton-Conover Red Devils fell 52-40 to the Maiden Blue Devils on Tuesday. The Red Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blue Devils earlier this season, when they won 58-52.

Sara Sain

Steals

02/18/25 @ Maiden	4
02/17/25 vs Bunker Hill	3
02/14/25 @ Maiden	2
02/11/25 @ Bunker Hill	6
02/07/25 @ Bandys	2
02/04/25 vs West Lincoln	4

Newton-Conover lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Sara Sain, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last six games she's played. Lea Boyens was another key player, putting up nine points and five steals.

Even though they lost, Newton-Conover smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 26 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Newton-Conover's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Maiden, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.

Newton-Conover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maiden, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 73-57 defeat against East Burke on the 21st.