The Newton Railroaders will square off against the Salina Central Mustangs on Tuesday. Newton is looking for their season's first win.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-16, which was the final score in Newton's tilt against Hutchinson on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Salthawks are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Salina Central earned a 44-37 victory over Goddard on Friday.
Salina Central's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Newton ended up a good deal behind Salina Central when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 46-28. Can Newton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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