The Tigers were on the road again for the 9th time this season. They escaped the confines of Western High School with another hard fought victory.
New Boston improves to 13-1 overall and 8-0 in SOC1. Western falls to 6-6 and 4-4 in conference play.
The Tigers led at all stops: 19-7 after one, 40-29 at the half, 50-44 after three and the final 68-62. Western was within 2 points at 57-55 with 2:55 to go in the game.
New Boston goes to East 0-12, 0-7 on Friday. The Indians host Symmes Valley 8-4, 5-2 on Friday and go cross county to face the Eastern Eagles 5-7 on Saturday.
Scoring for the Tigers: Sexton 19 with 14 rebounds and 6 assists, Voiers 17, Potts 11 with 5 steals and 5 assists, Jackson 9, McKinley 7, Clark 3 with 11 rebounds and Saunders 2.
Scoring for the Indians: Montgomery 13, Beckett 12, Gibson and Ferneau with 11 each.
Western won the JV game 44-33. New Boston drops to 5-8 and 5-3 in league play.