Crestview hasn't had much luck against Newton Falls recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Crestview Rebels will head out to challenge the Newton Falls Tigers at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant forwards against one another: Evan Neff and Landon McGregor.
On Friday, Crestview came up short against Brookfield and fell 59-47.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls strolled past Liberty with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 53-38.
Newton Falls found their leader in sophomore Phil Davis, who went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points and six steals. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for Davis. Another player making a difference was Cameron Huff, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Newton Falls is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Crestview, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Things could have been worse for Crestview, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-48 loss to Newton Falls in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McGregor, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. Now that Crestview 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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