Newton-Conover had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand the East Davidson Golden Eagles a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. The win was familiar territory for the Red Devils who have now won seven contests in a row.
Zach Schweighardt and
Jared Deniz scored both of Newton-Conover's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.
Newton-Conover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 72 goals over those 14 matchups. As for East Davidson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10-1.
Newton-Conover will head out on the road to face off against Owen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Owen knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Newton-Conover likes a good challenge. East Davidson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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