Basketball Game Preview: Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers vs. East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] Bobcats

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Previous 4 Games

01/18/24 - Home	55-12 W
02/20/23 - Neutral	60-21 W
01/17/23 - Away	56-15 W
01/03/23 - Home	72-25 W

Grundy County/Newtown-Harris is 4-0 against East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] since January of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers duke it out with the East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Grundy County/Newtown-Harris is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 72-60 win over Brashear on Friday.

Hunter Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Bower, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.

Grundy County/Newtown-Harris was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Meanwhile, East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] had to start their season on the road back in December of 2024, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were dealt a 60-33 loss at the hands of Moulton-Udell. The Bobcats just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.

Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville], their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Everything came up roses for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris against East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 55-12 win. In that match, Grundy County/Newtown-Harris amassed a halftime lead of 55-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.