Dixie is 1-8 against Newton Local since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dixie Greyhounds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newton Local Indians at 7:00 p.m.
Dixie suffered their biggest defeat since December 11, 2023 on Thursday. They suffered a rough 52-32 loss at the hands of Tri-Village. While losing is never fun, Dixie can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while Tri-Village is ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Newton Local beat Troy Christian 43-38 on Saturday. 43 seems to be a good number for Newton Local as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Dixie's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Newton Local, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-6.
Everything came up roses for Dixie against Newton Local in their previous meeting back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 64-37 victory. Will Dixie repeat their success, or does Newton Local have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
