Newton won the last time they faced Arkansas City and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Newton Railroaders breezed past the Arkansas City Bulldogs to the tune of 66-35. Given the Railroaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Arkansas City, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12-1.
Looking ahead, Newton will be playing in front of their home fans against Eisenhower at 7:25 p.m. on Friday. As for Arkansas City, they will head out on the road to square off against Salina Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Arkansas City is facing Salina Central at the right time seeing as Salina Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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