Basketball Game Preview: Newton Braves vs. Pascack Valley Panthers

The Newton Braves will challenge the Pascack Valley Panthers on Thursday. Newton is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

Last Saturday, Newton didn't have quite enough to beat Parsippany and fell 43-40.

Meanwhile, everything went Pascack Valley's way against NV - Old Tappan on Tuesday as Pascack Valley made off with a 62-40 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 22 points or more this season.

Pascack Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points over those games. Newton's loss dropped their record down to 6-11.