West Central hasn't had much luck against North Newton recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The West Central Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the North Newton Spartans at 1:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, West Central lost to Frontier on the road by a 56-39 margin.
Meanwhile, North Newton hadn't done well against Rensselaer Central recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. North Newton narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rensselaer Central 45-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
North Newton's win came from a few key players West Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jackson Alexander, who went 6 of 12 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Jared Kutsch was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
North Newton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
West Central's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-6. As for North Newton, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-13.
West Central opened the new year with a less-than-successful 55-48 defeat to North Newton. Can West Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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