Newton County hasn't had much luck against Northeast Lauderdale recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Newton County Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Newton County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Newton County will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Choctaw Central, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Newton County managed a 57-51 win over Choctaw Central on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Warriors are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Northeast Lauderdale didn't have too much trouble with Kemper County on Saturday as they won 60-42.
Newton County is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Northeast Lauderdale, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Newton County came up short against Northeast Lauderdale in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 49-42. Can Newton County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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