The South Newton Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Seeger Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully South Newton focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Tuesday.
South Newton can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They lost 61-39 to Riverton Parke. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, South Newton got top-tier performance from Matthew Armstrong, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jeffrey Forney, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Seeger and Lafayette Central Catholic met for a duel on Wednesday where Seeger couldn't get it done. Seeger fell just short of Lafayette Central Catholic by a score of 57-54.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ayden Winchester, who went 6 for 15 en route to 15 points. What's more, he also posted a 33% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Tyler Harris was another key player, earning six points in addition to four steals.
Even though they lost, Seeger smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lafayette Central Catholic only pulled down six.
South Newton suffered a grim 58-34 defeat to Seeger in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for South Newton, Luke Pluimer (who went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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