The Galloway Scots and the Newton Rams will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
Galloway managed to keep up with Sacred Heart until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Galloway might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Sacred Heart an easy 71-51 victory. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 84th in Georgia, while the Valkyries are ranked sixth in Kentucky).
Meanwhile, Newton strolled past Morgan County with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 50-34. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Newton pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Galloway, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.
Galloway strolled past Newton in their previous meeting back in January of 2022 by a score of 58-41. Does Galloway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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