Newman Smith hasn't had much luck against Little Elm recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Newman Smith Trojans will welcome the Little Elm Lobos at 7:00 p.m.
Newman Smith is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 71-53 bruising from Richland.
Meanwhile, Little Elm had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 56-47 win over the Jaguars. While the Lobos didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Little Elm's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kensington Candler led the charge by going 6 for 13 en route to 18 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Fegans, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Little Elm's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Newman Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Newman Smith came up short against Little Elm when the teams last played back in January of 2018, falling 76-64. Can Newman Smith avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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