The Newcomerstown Trojans will square off against the Toronto Red Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Newcomerstown is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Strasburg-Franklin on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newcomerstown came up short against Strasburg-Franklin, falling 71-50. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Toronto was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 43-37 to Wellsville. The Red Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Toronto's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-5. As for Newcomerstown, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Newcomerstown couldn't quite finish off Toronto in their previous meeting back in January and fell 39-37. Thankfully for Newcomerstown, Ashton Thomas (who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds) 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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