The Newton-Conover Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Newton-Conover will be strutting in after a victory while Maiden will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Newton-Conover was able to grind out a solid win over Foard, taking the game 63-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Maiden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against East Lincoln, falling 73-52. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Mustangs are ranked 31st).
Newton-Conover's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Maiden, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Newton-Conover came up short against Maiden in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 55-51. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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