The Griffith Panthers came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to North Newton for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-26 win on the road. Given Griffith's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while North Newton is ranked 333rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Griffith got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Colton Strezo out in front who scored nine points along with five steals. Strezo has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gianni Feaster, who scored 13 points.
North Newton's loss came despite strong showings from Evan Gagnon and Joe Stalewski. Gagnon scored 15 points along with four steals, while Stalewski scored four points. That was a full 57.7% of North Newton's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Griffith has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for North Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Griffith will be playing at home against East Chicago Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Chicago Central is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories on the road, so Griffith is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for North Newton, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Argos at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully North Newton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday.
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