Rensselaer Central is 8-0 against South Newton since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rensselaer Central Bombers will be home for the holidays to greet the South Newton Rebels at 5:30 p.m. Rensselaer Central will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Rensselaer Central has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Andrean with a sharp 46-24 victory on Tuesday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Rensselaer Central has scored all year.
Rensselaer Central can attribute much of their success to Taylor Van meter, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Kamri Rowland, who scored 16 points along with eight steals. The game was Van meter's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadence Manns, who scored three points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but South Newton had to settle for a 28-26 defeat against Attica on Monday. South Newton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rensselaer Central's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.33 points. As for South Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Rensselaer Central against South Newton when the teams last played back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 69-17 win. With Rensselaer Central ahead 48-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
