The Newcomb Skyhawks pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 65-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tohatchi. Newcomb has not had much luck with Tohatchi recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Roydell Edison and Darium Peshlakai certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Edison scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Peshlakai scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Edison continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Savier Thomas was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight rebounds.
Leading Tohatchi to victory were Talan Long and Josh Dawes. Long scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, while Dawes dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Valentino Dawes, who scored six points along with two steals.
Newcomb has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Tohatchi, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Newcomb will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Crownpoint at 7:00 p.m. Newcomb is facing Crownpoint at the right time seeing as Crownpoint is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Tohatchi, they will head out on the road to face off against Wingate at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tohatchi has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 738 points over their last ten games.
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