Newton entered their matchup against Northeast Lauderdale on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Newton Tigers fell just short of the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans by a score of 53-50. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeast Lauderdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bj Portis, who went 8 for 11 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds. Addison Baskin was another key player, posting 14 points plus five steals.
Newton's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Northeast Lauderdale, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newton will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South Jones at 7:30 p.m. on December 30th. As for Northeast Lauderdale, they will take on Piney Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast Lauderdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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