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| 01/11/25 - Home | 47-56 L |
| 01/06/24 - Away | 31-49 L |
| 01/07/23 - Home | 54-48 W |
| 01/08/22 - Away | 45-53 L |
| 01/09/21 - Home | 45-31 W |
| + 5 more games |
Connersville and New Castle are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Connersville Spartans will take on the New Castle Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Castle took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Connersville, who comes in off a win.
Connersville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton Heights, sneaking past 44-42.
Meanwhile, New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Muncie Central. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Connersville will need to focus on slowing down Landon Thompson, one of several New Castle players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 60% from the field en route to 16 points and seven rebounds. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 58% in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Logston, who posted eight points and seven assists.
Even though they lost, New Castle was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Connersville's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for New Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Connersville came up short against New Castle in their previous matchup back in January, falling 56-47. Can Connersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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