Central Springs is 0-5 against New Hampton since February of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Central Springs Panthers will square off against the New Hampton Chickasaws at 7:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Central Springs is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 77-40 loss at the hands of Newman Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Knights are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, New Hampton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 67-60 to South Winneshiek. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Chickasaws still had to take the loss.
Central Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for New Hampton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Central Springs couldn't quite finish off New Hampton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 62-59. Can Central Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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