The Newton Railroaders will head out on the road to face off against the Arkansas City Bulldogs on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newton has struggled recently with 13 losses in a row, while Arkansas City will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Friday, Newton ended up a good deal behind Andover Central and lost 46-29. 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 283rd, while the Jaguars are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Arkansas City hadn't done well against Goddard recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Arkansas City came out on top against Goddard by a score of 51-39.
Arkansas City's record is now 13-1. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Newton came up short against Arkansas City in their previous matchup back in January, falling 43-38. Can Newton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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