East Bay hasn't had much luck against Newsome recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Bay Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Newsome Wolves at 8:00 p.m.
On Friday, East Bay lost to Plant City at home by a 73-56 margin. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Raiders are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, Newsome waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Longhorns with a 50-46 victory.
Newsome's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for East Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
East Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Newsome in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 51-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Bay since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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