Highlands lost against Newport back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Highlands Bluebirds lost 69-49 to the Newport Wildcats.
Newport was led to victory by James Turner and Yamil Rondon. Turner dropped a double-double with 23 points and 15 boards, while Rondon went 9-for-14 on his way to 21 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Turner is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Amontae Lowe, who posted six points and five assists.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Newport, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-10.
As of now, neither Highlands nor Newport have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
