Rensselaer Central was the 73-59 winner over North Newton when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Rensselaer Central Bombers fell just short of the North Newton Spartans by a score of 45-42 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Newton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Alexander, who went 6 of 12 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Alexander a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jared Kutsch, who posted eight points and three steals.
Rensselaer Central has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for North Newton, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-13.
Rensselaer Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 70-55 loss against Hebron on the 1st. As for North Newton, they will welcome Tri-County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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