Newcomerstown hasn't had much luck against Strasburg-Franklin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Newcomerstown Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newcomerstown is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell 76-67 to East Canton.
Meanwhile, Strasburg-Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 68-28 loss at the hands of Garaway. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Pirates are ranked 129th).
Newcomerstown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Strasburg-Franklin, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Newcomerstown lost to Strasburg-Franklin on the road by a decisive 43-26 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Newcomerstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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