Blanchard and Newcastle are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Blanchard Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Newcastle Racers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Blanchard duked it out withBethel on Thursday. Blanchard came out on top in a nail-biter against Bethel, sneaking past 47-44.
While Newcastle didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Bishop McGuinness by a score of 44-36 on Saturday.
Newcastle found their leader in freshman Kalani Kindred, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards. Kindred is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Ziyah Sims was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Newcastle's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Blanchard, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Blanchard didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Newcastle in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 37-33 win. Will Blanchard repeat their success, or does Newcastle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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