Newton North is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Needham a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Newton North Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Needham Rockets at 4:30 p.m.
Newton North easily dispatched Newton South on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Tigers fell just short of Catholic Memorial by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Knights since on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Needham). They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John's Prep on Wednesday, sneaking past 7-6.
Newton North's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Needham, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-5.
Newton North skirted past Needham 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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