The Newton Railroaders will venture away from home to square off against the Goddard Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Tuesday, Newton had to suffer through a 50-19 loss at the hands of Eisenhower.
Meanwhile, Goddard ended up a good deal behind Maize South on Tuesday and lost 49-34. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Mavericks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Newton will need focus on slowing down Presley Schmidt, one of several Goddard players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Schmidt has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Audie Phillips, who posted six points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Goddard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Goddard, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Newton was taken down by Goddard 55-18 in their previous meeting back in January of 2020. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newton was down 27-7.
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