The Newcastle Bobcats will face off against the Throckmorton Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newcastle has five straight victories, Throckmorton has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Newcastle picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They ended the year with a bang, routing Strawn 50-29. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Throckmorton lost 41-16 to Muenster on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 991st, while the Hornets are ranked 188th).
Newcastle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Throckmorton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Newcastle didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Throckmorton when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. Does Newcastle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Throckmorton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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