The Newton County Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Kosciusko Whippets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton County will be strutting in after a win while Kosciusko will be coming in after a loss.
If Newton County beats Kosciusko with 75 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Cougars simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lake 75-45. The Cougars pushed the score to 53-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Kosciusko suffered their closest defeat since November 12, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Holmes County Central by a score of 70-67. The loss was the Whippets' first of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Newton County and bumps their season record up to 3-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points over those games. As for Kosciusko, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Newton County might still be hurting after the 74-54 defeat they got from Kosciusko in their previous matchup back in November. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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