The Newton-Conover Red Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Newton-Conover came up short against Maiden and fell 79-68. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 111th).
Braxton Eckard
| 02/18/25 @ Maiden | 35 |
| 01/07/25 @ East Burke | 32 |
| 01/17/25 vs Bunker Hill | 31 |
| 12/03/24 @ East Rutherford | 27 |
| 02/17/25 vs West Caldwell | 26 |
Newton-Conover might have lost, but man, Braxton Eckard was a machine: he on his way to 35 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Eckard a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Zay Derr, who posted nine points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed past the Comets to the tune of 59-31. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Mount Pleasant's victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Newton-Conover, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
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