It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newton-Conover can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southwestern Randolph Cougars by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. The Red Devils' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Zach Schweighardt and
Jared Deniz scored all four of Newton-Conover's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 60 goals.
Newton-Conover's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6-2. As for Southwestern Randolph, their victory was their 17th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
Newton-Conover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwestern Randolph, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lincolnton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincolnton will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Southwestern Randolph surely won't give up without a fight.
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