Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Delta Eagles
The New Castle Trojans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Delta Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only New Castle walked away with it. They walked away with a 46-38 win over the Patriots on Wednesday. Given New Castle's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Jay County is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Delta put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Frankton as Delta made off with a 46-25 win. The victory was nothing new for Delta as they're now sitting on six straight.
New Castle now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Delta, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
New Castle lost to Delta on the road by a decisive 60-45 margin in their previous meeting on February 8th. Can New Castle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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