Trojans
| 01/11/25 @ Connersville | 56-47 |
| 01/10/25 vs Richmond | 57-52 |
| 01/04/25 vs Mississinewa | 57-35 |
New Castle had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Connersville Spartans by a score of 56-47. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
New Castle was led to victory by Landon Thompson and Mason Miller. Thompson almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, while Miller posted 23 points. Miller is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games.
Connersville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jadan Peterson, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Peterson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Allen, who had 12 points.
New Castle's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Connersville, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Castle will square off against Greenfield-Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Greenfield-Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Connersville, they will take on Seton Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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