The East Newton Patriots lost against the Webb City Cardinals back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. East Newton ended up on the wrong side of a tough 75-54 walloping at the hands of Webb City. While losing is never fun, East Newton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while Webb City is ranked 46th).
Barron Duda continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Webb City, scoring 29 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Duda has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Eli Pace was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine assists.
East Newton has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Webb City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
East Newton will head out on the road to face off against Cassville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Webb City, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 81-49 victory vs. Neosho on the 23rd.
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