The Newton Local Indians will take on the Franklin Monroe Jets in a tournament on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newton Local can't be too worried about heading out to take on Franklin Monroe: they just beat Cedarville at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Newton Local secured a 41-37 W over Cedarville on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Franklin Monroe had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fairlawn 58-28. With Franklin Monroe ahead 40-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Newton Local pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Franklin Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
Things could have been worse for Newton Local, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-36 loss to Franklin Monroe in their previous meeting back in January. Can Newton Local avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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