Newton Falls is 8-2 against the Warriors since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Newton Falls Tigers will be playing at home against the Brookfield Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Newton Falls will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact Newton Falls proved on Friday. They put the hurt on Garfield with a sharp 60-38 win.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jabriel Rufai and Preston Gedeon. Rufai had a solid game and scored nine points along with six rebounds and five assists. Meanwhile, Gedeon did his best for the losing side, scoring 16 points.
Meanwhile, Brookfield's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Memorial 77-50. While losing is never fun, Brookfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Red Devils are ranked 313th).
Newton Falls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Brookfield, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Everything went Newton Falls' way against the Warriors in their previous matchup back in January as the Tigers made off with a 57-33 victory. Will Newton Falls repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.