The North Newton Spartans were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Delphi Community, falling 85-53. North Newton was down 58-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, North Newton still got an impressive performance from Evan Gagnon, who scored 28 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. That was a full 52.8% of North Newton's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joe Stalewski, who scored six points.
Delphi Community was led to victory by Chase Almager and Walker Jones. Almager scored 30 points, while Jones went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 3 assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Almager has scored at least a third of Delphi Community's points. Xaine Tessier was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six assists.
North Newton now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Delphi Community, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season.
North Newton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-36 win vs. River Forest on the 22nd. Delphi Community has also already played their next match, a 72-68 victory against Frankfort on the 23rd.
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