The New London Wildcats and the South Central Trojans will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New London has five straight wins, South Central has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
New London is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Monroeville: they outscored them in every quarter. New London walked away with a 44-32 victory over Monroeville on Monday.
Meanwhile, South Central played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Mapleton an easy 48-27 win. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
New London pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points per game. As for South Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
New London beat South Central 46-33 in their previous meeting back in February. Does New London have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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