The Bunker Hill Bears's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to Newton-Conover. Bunker Hill lost against Newton-Conover in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 56-31 score last time.
Bunker Hill lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Damireona Burch, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Burch is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Rachel Beck, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newton-Conover to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grayson Rowe, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Sain, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Bunker Hill has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for Newton-Conover, their win bumped their record up to 7-16.
Bunker Hill will head out on the road to challenge Bandys at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bandys focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. As for Newton-Conover, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Maiden at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Maiden will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Newton-Conover surely won't give up without a fight.
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