The Newcastle Dogies lost against the Pine Bluffs Hornets back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Newcastle took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pine Bluffs. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Newcastle in their matchups with Pine Bluffs: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Newcastle still got an impressive performance from Wyatt Cole, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Teddy Troftgruben, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Newcastle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pine Bluffs, their victory bumped their record up to 1-2.
Newcastle's road trip will continue as they head out to face Big Horn at 2:30 p.m. on December 9th. As for Pine Bluffs, they will play host again and welcome Mitchell, where tip off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Mitchell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday.
