The Troy Christian Eagles will head out to face off against the Newton Local Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, Troy Christian took their matchup with ease, bagging a 67-40 victory over Tri-County North. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 26 point advantage.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Newton Local's strategy against National Trail on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newton Local blew National Trail out of the water with a 54-22 final score. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Newton Local has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points over those games. As for Troy Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Troy Christian came up short against Newton Local when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 43-38. Can Troy Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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