The Newton-Conover Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Bandys Trojans at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Newton-Conover didn't have too much breathing room in their game against West Lincoln, but they still walked away with a 60-54 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Bandys hadn't done well against Maiden recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Bandys pulled ahead with a 73-72 photo finish over Maiden.
Newton-Conover better focus on containing Evan Robinson and Landon Vaughan as the pair were huge in Bandys' win. Robinson went 9 for 15 on his way to 25 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Vaughan went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points in addition to seven boards and five blocks. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Easton Ledford, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Bandys smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 12 consecutive contests.
Bandys is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Newton-Conover, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Newton-Conover lost to Bandys on the road by a decisive 70-54 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vaughan, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 20 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Now that Newton-Conover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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