The Newton Eagles will square off against the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Newton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Newton will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Paris, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Newton strolled past Paris with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 64-45.
Meanwhile, everything went Mt. Carmel's way against Robinson on Tuesday as Mt. Carmel made off with a 42-18 win. The Golden Aces have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Newton better focus on containing Madison Stevens and Maycee Randall as the pair were huge in Mt. Carmel's win. Stevens went 7 of 9 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds, while Randall went 5 for 9 on her way to 11 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Stevens a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Hershey, who posted five points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Mt. Carmel, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4.
Newton skirted past Mt. Carmel 50-48 in their previous matchup last Monday. Does Newton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Carmel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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