Newton Boys And Girls Basketball Travel To Dallas Center-Grimes Tonight

Cardinal teams look to avenge earlier losses to Mustangs

Jan. 27, 2026 at 12:39pm

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The Newton boys and girls basketball teams will be traveling to Dallas Center-Grimes High School tonight to continue their Little Hawkeye Conference season. The Cardinal boys are 5-7 overall and 0-5 in the conference, while the Cardinal girls are 8-5 overall and 2-4 in conference play. Both teams lost to the Mustangs in their previous matchups earlier this season.

Why it matters

This is an important conference matchup for both the Newton boys and girls basketball teams as they look to improve their conference standings and avenge their earlier losses to the Mustangs. The outcomes of these games could have implications for the teams' postseason hopes.

The details

In the previous matchups, the Newton boys lost 84-39 to the Mustangs, with Dallas Center-Grimes making 31 of 39 field goal attempts. The Cardinal girls lost 49-25, with Newton limited to just 9 points at halftime and having 15 more turnovers than the Mustangs.

  • The games will be played tonight.
  • The previous matchups were on December 12th.

The players

Chase Perrin

A player for the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs who scored a game-high 30 points in the previous matchup against Newton.

Isaiah Slaughter

A player for the Newton Cardinals who led the team in scoring with 12 points in the previous loss to the Mustangs.

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The takeaway

These games will be important for both the Newton boys and girls basketball teams as they look to improve their conference standings and avenge their earlier losses to the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs. The outcomes could have implications for the teams' postseason hopes.