The Lamar Tigers will square off against the East Newton Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lamar is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They fell 42-31 to Wheatland.
East Newton has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 59-33 to McDonald County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Lamar's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Lamar strolled past East Newton in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 66-50. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Newton's Shaw Coburn, who went 7 for 13 on her way to 22 points. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Lamar to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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