Basketball Recap: Lamar Comes Up Short

Lamar was the 51-38 winner over East Newton when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lamar Tigers took a hard 56-38 fall against the East Newton Patriots on Monday. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for East Newton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Lamar has already played their next matchup, a 61-49 victory against Stockton on the 14th. As for East Newton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-36 win against Miller on the 14th.