The East Newton Patriots lost against the Neosho Wildcats back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. East Newton took a hard 53-39 fall against Neosho. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Newton in their matchups with Neosho: they've now lost three in a row.
Neosho's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Collier Hendricks led the charge by scoring 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Kaiden Asberry was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five assists and three steals.
East Newton now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Neosho, their victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-17.
East Newton will face off against Webb City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Neosho, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Republic at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Neosho focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
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