After flying high against Sarah T. Reed on Friday, Newman came back down to earth. The Newman Greenies fell just short of the Landry Buccaneers by a score of 55-53 on Saturday. The Greenies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Buccaneers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
| 01/18/25 vs Landry | 16 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sarah T. Reed | 22 |
| 01/14/25 vs New Orleans Charter Science & Math | 16 |
| 01/04/25 @ Holy Cross | 30 |
| 01/03/25 vs East Iberville | 22 |
Newman's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Randy Livingston Jr, who went 5 of 10 en route to 16 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. The game was Livingston Jr's 17th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Foster, who posted seven points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Newman's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Landry, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
Newman will venture away from home to face off against Young Audiences at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Landry, they will welcome Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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