The Newberry Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Irmo Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Newberry ended up a good deal behind Mid-Carolina and lost 58-44. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Irmo unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They had to suffer through a 68-36 loss at the hands of Gaffney. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Indians are ranked seventh).
Newberry will need focus on slowing down Lailah Singletary, one of several Irmo players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7 for 13 on her way to 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Livingston, who posted 11 points and six assists.
Newberry's record now sits at 4-10. As for Irmo, their record is now 8-5.
Newberry was dealt a bruising 75-11 loss at the hands of Irmo in their previous meeting on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Livingston, who went 14 of 27 on her way to 32 points and seven steals. Now that Newberry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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