Tonawanda unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Newfane Panthers at home by a 57-41 margin on Monday. The Timberwolves 's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it 11 in a row dating back to last season.
Mac Capen was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 steals for Newfane. With that strong performance, Capen is now averaging an impressive 3.4 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Isaac Zachery, who went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.
Newfane moved to 2-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Tonawanda will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Griffith Institute at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Newfane, they will head out to challenge Barker at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Newfane has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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