The Newton Rams will face off against the Grovetown Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newton's upcoming contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Grayson, who was ranked seventh at the time (Newton was ranked 87th). Newton lost to Grayson on the road by a 72-56 margin on Thursday. Newton hasn't had much luck with Grayson recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Grovetown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greenbrier.
Newton will have to contain Amare Pryce as he made an impact in Grovetown's last game. He went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Curry, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Grovetown's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Newton, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.
Newton didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Grovetown in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 67-61 win. Will Newton repeat their success, or does Grovetown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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