South Newton and Cissna Park are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The South Newton Rebels will be playing at home against the Cissna Park Timberwolves at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, South Newton ended up a good deal behind Milford and lost 59-43. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Bearcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
| 01/17/25 @ Milford | 3 |
| 01/11/25 vs North White | 3 |
| 01/04/25 @ Watseka | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs North Vermillion | 3 |
Despite their defeat, South Newton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Colton Marks, who posted 11 points and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Marks has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Matthew Armstrong was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 10 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Cissna Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 67-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Anne. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), the Timberwolves still had to take the loss.
South Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Cissna Park, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
South Newton beat Cissna Park 46-38 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does South Newton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cissna Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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