The North Newton Spartans will take on the Carroll Cougars in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Newton has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Carroll will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Saturday, North Newton lost to DeMotte Christian on the road by a 50-32 margin.
| 12/14/24 @ DeMotte Christian | 3 |
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Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Adan Castleberry, who posted eight points and three steals. Those three steals gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Bartrom, who earned four points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carroll). They came out on top against Rossville by a score of 62-52 on Friday.
Carroll pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for North Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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