The Newport Buffaloes will head out on the road to take on the East Juniata Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Newport is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Newport came up short against Juniata and fell 50-37.
Meanwhile, East Juniata also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Upper Dauphin Area by a score of 63-50.
East Juniata has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Newport couldn't quite finish off East Juniata when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 46-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Juniata's Wrett Smith, who went 9 of 18 en route to 21 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Now that Newport 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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