Basketball Preview: South Newton Rebels vs. DeMotte Christian Knights
The South Newton Rebels and the DeMotte Christian Knights are set to duel on Monday. South Newton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 17 straight defeats, while DeMotte Christian will come in with seven straight victories.
South Newton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Frontier on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Newton was outmatched by Frontier on the road and fell 49-18.
Meanwhile, DeMotte Christian posted their closest win since November 11, 2023 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Morgan Township , sneaking past 26-23. The 26-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DeMotte Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophie Bakker, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bakker has scored at least a third of DeMotte Christian's points. Audrey DeVries was another key player, scoring six points plus six rebounds.
South Newton's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for DeMotte Christian, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
South Newton took a serious blow against DeMotte Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 47-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bakker, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. Now that South Newton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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