If New Site was riding high fresh off their 57-18 takedown of Hamilton last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The New Site Royals fell to the Walnut Wildcats 52-48. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Wildcats are ranked 33rd).
| 01/28/25 @ Walnut | 4 |
| 01/23/25 vs Hamilton | 2 |
| 01/21/25 vs East Union | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Mooreville | 2 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hatley | 3 |
New Site lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bella Green, who posted nine points and four steals. Green has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Johna Lindley, who put up seven points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, New Site smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive games.
New Site's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 15-9. As for Walnut, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Site will venture away from home to face off against Red Bay at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Site is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. Walnut has already played their next contest (against Ashland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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