Crofton and Hartington-Newcastle are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Crofton Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Crofton came up short against Wayne and fell 58-46. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Crofton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trevor Allen, who posted 19 points, and Jace Panning, who scored 19 points. That was a full 41.3% of Crofton's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Hartington-Newcastle also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge by a score of 56-43.
Crofton will have to contain Brayden Lammers as he made an impact in Hartington-Newcastle's last game. He had 25 points. The dominant performance gave Lammers a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Austin Sudbeck, who earned eight points.
Hartington-Newcastle's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Crofton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Crofton didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hartington-Newcastle in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. Will Crofton repeat their success, or does Hartington-Newcastle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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