Newton Falls and Garfield are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Newton Falls Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garfield G-Men at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Newton Falls took a blow against Crestview, falling 61-20. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Garfield came up short against LaBrae on Wednesday and fell 44-34. While losing is never fun, the G-Men can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Vikings are ranked 250th).
Garfield has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Newton Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Newton Falls suffered a grim 40-17 defeat to Garfield in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garfield's Mandy Cardinal, who went 8 for 12 on her way to 21 points. Now that Newton Falls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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