A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Newberry Panthers challenge the Trenton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Newberry will head into Friday's matchup eager for some revenge after what happened against Fort White: Newberry blew Fort White out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Fort White got their revenge. Newberry fell just short of Fort White by a score of 60-58.
Meanwhile, Trenton waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 57-18 victory over the Bulldogs. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Trenton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Newberry, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Newberry strolled past Trenton in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 58-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newberry since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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