The New Castle Trojans managed to keep up with the Wapahani Raiders until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. New Castle's tough 64-39 defeat to Wapahani might stick with them for a while. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat New Castle has suffered yet this season.
New Castle's loss came despite strong showings from Colin Taylor and Isaac Madden. Taylor scored 11 points, while Madden scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Madden has scored all season.
Wapahani was led to victory by Isaac Andrews and Camden Bell. Andrews scored 22 points along with four steals, while Bell scored 23 points. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Andrews has scored at least a third of Wapahani's points. Another player making a difference was Nick Cook, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Wapahani, their victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Castle will take on Morristown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Wapahani, they will be playing at home against Randolph Southern at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Randolph Southern has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 21.
