Basketball Game Preview: Newton-Conover Red Devils vs. West Caldwell Warriors

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Away	71-15 W
01/26/24 - Away	38-35 W
12/15/23 - Home	39-22 W
02/14/23 - Home	64-30 W
01/20/23 - Home	60-31 W
+ 5 more games

Newton-Conover is 10-0 against West Caldwell since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Newton-Conover Red Devils will host the West Caldwell Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

West Caldwell is facing Newton-Conover at the wrong time: Newton-Conover suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 61-50 to the Blue Devils.

Meanwhile, West Caldwell was beaten by East Burke 73-19 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 23rd).

West Caldwell's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Newton-Conover, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.

Everything came up roses for Newton-Conover against West Caldwell in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 71-15 win. In that game, Newton-Conover amassed a halftime lead of 33-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.