Even though the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers have not done well against the Newcastle Dogies recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lead-Deadwood narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Newcastle 59-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Newcastle lost, one person who can't be blamed is Wyatt Cole. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Cole scored a full 44.6% of Newcastle's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Teddy Troftgruben was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The victory makes it two in a row for Lead-Deadwood and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Newcastle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Lead-Deadwood won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Sundance at 12:30 p.m. on December 16th. Newcastle won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Belle Fourche at 3:30 p.m. on December 16th. Allowing an average of 55 points per game, Belle Fourche has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this match.
