Newcastle Lady Cats win games at Albany tourney

ALBANY - A problem this season for the Newcastle Lady Cats has been finding a consistent winning formula. This past weekend at the Albany Holiday Classic, Newcastle went in search of a solution to break its recent losing streak. While the Lady Cats might have broken their losing streak, the tourney ended on a sour note with a loss to Early. Newcastle was scheduled to play Gordon Tuesday night on the road. Things didn’t get off to a great start as the Lady Cats fell to Breckenridge in the opening game 49-29. Despite being down 6-5 at the end of the first quarter, Newcastle struggled in the second and fell further behind at 24-17. Breckenridge outscored the Lady Cats 25-12 in the second half. KC Shields led Newcastle with 9 points, followed by Holly Manos with 6 points. A comfortable victory over the Zephyr Lady Bulldogs finished out the first day of play. For the rest of this story, subscribe to our print or online edition.