The Rutherford Rams will take on the Newberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rutherford's defense has only allowed 29.6 points per game this season, so Newberry's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Rutherford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 44-32 victory over Bradford. 44 seems to be a good number for the Rams as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Newberry took on Andrew Jackson on Thursday. Newberry came out on top against Andrew Jackson by a score of 65-55. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won three games in a row.
Rutherford better keep an eye on Brandy Whitfield. She was instrumental in Newberry's win, going 11-for-19 en route to 29 points along with seven steals and five assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Whitfield has scored at least a third of Newberry's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Brown, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 14 points.
Newberry's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Rutherford, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-3.
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