The Newton Falls Tigers came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 33-30 victory over East Canton. The score was all tied up 15-15 at the break, but Newton Falls was the better team in the second half.
Several Hornets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kynsie Pero, who scored eight points along with five steals. Pero hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Chelsea Barnett, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Newton Falls is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for East Canton, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10.
Newton Falls will head out on the road to square off against Richmond Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Richmond Heights is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Newton Falls a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. East Canton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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