Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine is 0-3 against the Eagles since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine will head out on the road to take on the Newton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine beat the Bluestreaks 45-41.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Genna Kidwell out in front who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Kidwell hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Tipton, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Newton can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Casey-Westfield as Newton made off with a 47-25 win. The win was familiar territory for Newton who now have five in a row.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine's record is now 8-19. As for Newton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine was dealt a bruising 50-22 loss at the hands of the Eagles in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine was down 36-10.
