Hartington-Newcastle and Crofton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats will host the Crofton Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Hartington-Newcastle came up short against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and fell 56-43.
| 01/21/25 @ Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 25 |
| 01/07/25 vs Bloomfield | 20 |
| 01/25/24 @ Winnebago | 16 |
| 02/01/24 vs Osmond/Randolph | 15 |
| 02/05/24 vs Homer | 15 |
Despite the defeat, Hartington-Newcastle got top-tier performance from Brayden Lammers, who posted 25 points. Those 25 points gave Lammers a new career-high. Austin Sudbeck was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Crofton also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Wayne by a score of 58-46. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost six in a row.
Hartington-Newcastle will have to keep a close watch on Trevor Allen and Jace Panning, a pair of players who had a big impact on Crofton's prior game. Allen scored 19 points, while Panning earned 19 points. That was a full 41.3% of Crofton's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Crofton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Hartington-Newcastle, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Hartington-Newcastle came up short against Crofton when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 45-41. Can Hartington-Newcastle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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