The Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers entered their tilt with the Tri-County Mustangs with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris strolled past Tri-County with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 62-48. Given Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Tri-County is ranked 560th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris was led to victory by Zack Cross and Corbin Axtell. Cross dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Axtell dropped a double-double on 28 points and 17 rebounds. Axtell hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Hunter Miller, who scored nine points along with six steals.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Tri-County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris will head out on the road to square off against Meadville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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