Newberry easily dispatched Swansea last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Newberry Bulldogs fell just short of the North Charleston Cougars by a score of 61-59 on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Charleston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marco Simpson, who went 6-for-14 on his way to 17 points. Simpson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Raymond Middleton, who went 5-for-12 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.
Newberry dropped their record down to 10-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Charleston, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Newberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Charleston, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars challenge the Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Charleston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
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