It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ward Melville Patriots by a score of 59-56 on Friday. The contest was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Wolverines couldn't quite close it out.
Newfield now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Ward Melville, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newfield will square off against Moravia at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Ward Melville will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against William Floyd at 4:00 p.m. on February 27th.
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