Trojans
| 01/25/25 vs Wapahani | 64-55 |
| 01/24/25 @ Yorktown | 51-42 |
| 01/18/25 vs Rushville | 39-20 |
New Castle waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 64-55 victory over the Wapahani Raiders. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly nine points.
New Castle was led to victory by Alijah Turner and Landon Thompson. Turner went 7 of 8 en route to 22 points and five boards, while Thompson went 9 for 13 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Turner is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hancock, who posted six points.
Wapahani's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Andrews, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points gave Andrews a new career-high. Camden Bell was another key player, going 7 for 13 en route to 17 points.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Wapahani, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 14 games and leaves them with a 14-1 record.
New Castle will venture away from home to face off against Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season. As for Wapahani, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Delta at 7:30 p.m. Wapahani also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 60.7 points per game.
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