The Newport Wildcats waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 23 straight wins but they left with 24. They snuck past Cooper with a 45-39 win. That's another feather in the cap for Newport, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Newport had a senior duo take command as Deshaun Jackson jr dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds and Jabari Covington scored 15 points. Griffin Starks was another key contributor, scoring five points along with three blocks.
Newport is on a roll lately: they've won 25 of their last 26 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season. As for Cooper, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9.
Newport is on the road again on Thursday and plays Campbell County at 8:30 p.m. on March 21st. One thing working in Campbell County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches. Cooper does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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