The Pendleton Heights Arabians lost against the New Castle Trojans back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Pendleton Heights took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Castle. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pendleton Heights in their matchups with New Castle: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Pendleton Heights still got an impressive performance from Josiah Gustin, who scored 25 points along with two blocks. Evan Mozingo was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Even though they lost, Pendleton Heights were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only racked up six assists.
Colin Taylor was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with four steals for New Castle. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Griffin, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Pendleton Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for New Castle, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Pendleton Heights will head out on the road to take on Heritage Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for New Castle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lapel at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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