Newton-Conover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the North Lincoln Knights, falling 70-27. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Knights are ranked 92nd).
Newton-Conover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for North Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coming up, Newton-Conover will head out to square off against Bandys at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for North Lincoln, they and East Lincoln will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played.
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