The Newton Railroaders will take on the Andover Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with ten straight losses, while Andover will come in with six straight wins.
Newton's tournament run continued when they took on Bishop Carroll on Thursday. Newton was dealt a 57-30 defeat at the hands of Bishop Carroll. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Andover blew past Salina Central, posting a 66-27 victory. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.
Andover pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Newton took a serious blow against Andover when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-11. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newton was down 33-5.
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