A victory for Newberg just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the North Eugene Highlanders 67-39. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2015.
Damon Keith was a one-man wrecking crew for North Eugene as he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayden Robinson, who earned 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Newberg and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for North Eugene, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Newberg will head out to square off against Hillsboro at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. North Eugene has already played their next contest (against Newberg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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