Basketball Recap: King Charter Takes a Loss

King Charter lost against Newman back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The King Charter Jaguar fell 65-53 to the Newman Greenies. While losing is never fun, the Jaguar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Greenies are ranked 43rd).

Newman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Randy Livingston Jr, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. Livingston Jr has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cj Encarlade, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 16 points.

King Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Newman, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.

King Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newman, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Metairie Park Country Day at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Newman knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Metairie Park Country Day likes a good challenge.