The Newberry Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Abbeville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newberry is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Newberry's strategy against Mid-Carolina on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newberry blew Mid-Carolina out of the water with a 70-39 final score.
Meanwhile, even though Mid-Carolina scored an imposing 58 points on Tuesday, Abbeville still came out on top. Abbeville walked away with a 68-58 win over Mid-Carolina. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Abbeville.
Newberry is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Abbeville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Newberry was able to grind out a solid win over Abbeville in their previous matchup back in January, winning 82-73. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newberry since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
