Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the Goddard Lions, falling 45-25. The Railroaders were down 38-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Leading Goddard to victory were Marayah Coleman and Presley Schmidt. Coleman went 7 of 14 on her way to 19 points, while Schmidt posted 17 points and six rebounds. Schmidt's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Stevens, who scored five points.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Goddard, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Newton has already played their next matchup (against Arkansas City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Goddard will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on El Dorado at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th.
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