Newman Smith scored the most points they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against the Little Elm Lobos, falling 83-62. The Trojans have struggled against the Lobos recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Kensington Candler was his usual excellent self, going 13 for 21 en route to 31 points plus two steals for Little Elm. Candler has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ian Berry, who scored 13 points along with five assists and three steals.
Newman Smith's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Little Elm, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Newman Smith will venture away from home to square 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. Little Elm has already played their next game (against Newman Smith), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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