Newton Falls is 9-1 against Champion since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Newton Falls Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Champion Golden Flashes at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Newton Falls focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact Newton Falls proved. They walked away with a 53-42 win over Brookfield. The win made it back-to-back wins for Newton Falls.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jabriel Rufai and Matteo Fortuna. Rufai had a great game and dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, Fortuna was balling out in the loss, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Champion's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. The match between them and Liberty wasn't particularly close, with Champion falling 57-43. That's two games in a row now that Champion has lost by exactly 14 points.
Newton Falls is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Champion, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything came up roses for Newton Falls against Champion in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 66-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton Falls since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
