The Newtown Pioneers will head out to face off against the Bayside Commodores at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Newtown will be strutting in after a victory while Bayside will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Newtown narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Campus Magnet 37-35.
Meanwhile, Bayside was beaten by Campus Magnet 46-16 last Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Commodores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 203rd).
Bayside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Newtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Newtown came up short against Bayside in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 40-33. Can Newtown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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