If Newton was riding high fresh off their 63-41 takedown of Salina Central last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Newton Railroaders lost 82-62 to the Andover Central Jaguars on Thursday. The Railroaders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Jaguars earlier this season, when they won 62-51.
Andover Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jace Adler out in front who went 8-for-10 to rack up 19 points. The dominant performance also gave Adler a new career-high in shooting accuracy (80%). Brody DeGarmo was another key player, almost dropping a triple-double with 11 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists.
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Andover Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
While Newton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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