Although it was a tough night on the road for the Newton boys and girls basketball teams Friday night, the Cardinal girls recovered for a victory on Saturday.

The Newton girls (7-11, 2-7 Little Hawkeye Conference) suffered a 36-35 heartbreaker at Grinnell on Friday before rebounding for a 35-30 victory over Boone in a makeup game on Saturday.

Senior Kaylie Rhoads led the Cards in scoring in both games, going for 15 against Grinnell and 21 against Boone. In the Grinnell game, Newton trailed 16-5 after the first quarter and 22-15 at halftime, but rallied in the second before falling just one point shy of tying things up.