The Ansonia Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Newton Local Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ansonia will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Ansonia is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Calvary Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ansonia lost 58-37 to Calvary Christian. The Tigers were down 44-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newton Local). They strolled past Milton-Union with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 55-37. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their 29-point performance the match before.
Newton Local pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Ansonia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Ansonia came up short against Newton Local when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 61-54. Can Ansonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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