| 12/18/24 - Home | 45-32 W |
| 01/17/24 - Away | 43-22 W |
| 12/21/23 - Home | 52-26 W |
| 01/18/23 - Neutral | 55-49 W |
| 02/21/20 - Away | 66-38 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fall Mountain is 9-1 against Newport since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Fall Mountain Wildcats challenge the Newport Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Fall Mountain's defense has only allowed 24.3 points per game this season, so Newport's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fall Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Monadnock, who was ranked 17th at the time (Fall Mountain was ranked sixth). Fall Mountain lost to Monadnock on the road by a 61-42 margin on Tuesday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Newport entered their tilt with Kearsarge on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 51-40. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Newport's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points per game. As for Fall Mountain, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Fall Mountain beat Newport 45-32 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fall Mountain 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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