Salina Central is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Newton an eight-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Salina Central Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newton Railroaders. Newton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Salina Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Salina Central was able to grind out a solid win over Goddard, taking the game 44-37.
Meanwhile, Newton took a blow against Hutchinson on Friday, falling 68-16. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Salthawks are ranked 45th).
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Salina Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Salina Central strolled past Newton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 46-28. Will Salina Central repeat their success, or does Newton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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