Newton Local is 0-8 against Lehman Catholic since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Newton Local Indians will challenge the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 11:00 a.m. Newton Local will be strutting in after a win while Lehman Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Newton Local took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Tri-County North 6-2. The score was close at the half, but the Indians pulled away in the second half with five goals.
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Miami East by a score of 1-0. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cavaliers couldn't quite close it out.
Newton Local's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lehman Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Newton Local came up short against Lehman Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Newton Local avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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