Basketball Recap: Four Straight Home Victories for Newton County

Newton County hadn't done well against Northeast Lauderdale recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Newton County Cougars walked away with a 33-20 win over the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Trojans last Tuesday, they had to take a 33-27 loss.

Cougars

Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/06/25 vs Northeast Lauderdale	33-20
01/17/25 vs Leake Central	48-16
01/13/25 vs Northeast Lauderdale	44-38
01/07/25 vs West Lauderdale	51-35

Newton County pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points over those games. As for Northeast Lauderdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.

Newton County has already played their next match, a 63-31 loss against Choctaw Central on the 7th. Northeast Lauderdale has also already played their next contest (against Leake Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.