Little Elm won the last time they faced Newman Smith and  Kensington Candler did his part to make sure it happened again. The Little Elm Lobos put the hurt on the Newman Smith Trojans with a sharp  83-62 win on Tuesday thanks in part to  Candler, who  went 13 for 21 en route to 31 points plus two  steals. He has been hot recently, having  posted two or more  steals the last three times he's  played.
  Ian Berry was another key player,  earning 13 points along with five  assists and three  steals. The dominant performance gave  him a new career-high in  assists.
 Little Elm  smashed the offensive glass and  finished the game with 11  offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their  offensive rebound total in three consecutive  matches.
 Little Elm's victory was  their fourth straight on the road, which  pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Newman Smith,  they are  on  a  six-game losing streak  that has dropped them down to 1-6.
 Little Elm will be taking part in a tournament against Seguin  at 1:30  p.m.  on Thursday. As for Newman Smith, they will venture away from home to  face off against Eastern Hills  at 1:00  p.m.  on Saturday. Eastern Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2  points per game  this season.
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