Basketball Recap: Raymond Takes Down Ranked Newport

On Tuesday, Raymond faced Newport in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Raymond Rams managed a 69-65 win over the Newport Tigers. While the Rams didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Rams

Previous 3 Games

01/07/25 vs Newport	69-65
01/03/25 vs Hillsboro-Deering	98-35
12/27/24 vs Concord Christian	75-68

The victory (which was Raymond's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.7 points per game. As for Newport, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2.

Raymond has already played their next game, a 61-46 win against Epping on the 7th. As for Newport, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 91-77 victory against Hinsdale on the 7th.