After losing to Lennard the last time they met, Newsome decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Newsome Wolves snuck past the Lennard Longhorns with a 50-45 win on Friday. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Longhorns are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Lennard still got an impressive performance from Nate Montalvo, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Richard Sykes was another key player, putting up 11 points and six rebounds.
Wolves
| 01/10/25 @ Lennard | 50-45 |
| 01/07/25 @ Sumner | 70-58 |
| 12/18/24 @ Osceola | 65-46 |
| 12/14/24 @ Carrollwood Day | 47-46 |
| 12/11/24 @ Alonso | 50-44 |
| + 4 more games |
Newsome pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Lennard, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8.
Newsome will face off against East Bay at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lennard, they will challenge Sumner at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lennard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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