Basketball Recap: Newport Central Catholic Victorious

There's no place like home for Newport Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 54-53 photo finish over the Scott Eagles on Tuesday. This was payback for the Thoroughbreds, who suffered a 47-40 loss the last time these two teams met.

Newport Central Catholic has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Scott, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.

Newport Central Catholic will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Holy Cross at 2:00 p.m. As for Scott, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Henry at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.