Newport is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Conner is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Newport Wildcats will take on the Conner Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Newport stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Newport Central Catholic 73-51. Given Newport's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Newport Central Catholic is ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newport relied on the efforts of Tay Kinney, who scored 20 points, and Jabari Covington, who scored 22 points. Covington has been hot recently, having posted 22 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of James Turner, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Conner earned a 75-66 victory over South Dearborn on Saturday.
Newport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Conner, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Newport came up short against Conner in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 69-64. Will Newport have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
