Newton-Conover has gone 5-0 against East Burke recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Newton-Conover Red Devils will host the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Newton-Conover is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Newton-Conover is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Maiden on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newton-Conover took a blow against Maiden, falling 48-14. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Burke). They blew past West Caldwell 28-7 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Cavaliers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Burke to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cannon Morrison, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. Those 108 rushing yards gave Morrison a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Darren Hammons, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
East Burke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 189.7.
Newton-Conover's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for East Burke, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Newton-Conover was able to grind out a solid win over East Burke when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 34-25. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Burke's Jacob Dellinger, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Newton-Conover to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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