Bruton hasn't had much luck against New Kent recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bruton Panthers will take on the New Kent Trojans in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bruton is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 5th on Thursday. They lost 57-33 to Grafton. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Bruton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Annalise Wood almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Turner, who posted seven points and three steals.
Meanwhile, New Kent came up short against Tabb on Thursday and fell 57-49. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bruton fell to 3-1. As for New Kent, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Bruton couldn't quite finish off New Kent in their previous matchup back in January and fell 33-30. Can Bruton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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