Wildcats
| 02/02/25 vs St. Xavier | 61-68 |
| 02/01/25 vs Archbishop Hoban | 49-31 |
| 01/29/25 @ Highlands | 73-69 |
| 01/25/25 vs Holy Cross | 70-59 |
| 01/20/25 vs Bellevue | 69-32 |
It was a good run, but Newport unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Sunday. They fell 68-61 to the St. Xavier Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Tigers are ranked first).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was James Turner, who went 7 of 13 en route to 16 points and three blocks. Turner has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amontae Lowe, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 16 points and six boards.
St. Xavier's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chance Dillingham, who went 5 of 8 en route to 17 points. Jeremiah Jackson was another key player, going 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.
Newport's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for St. Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Newport will venture away from home to face off against Newport Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Newport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season. As for St. Xavier, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-48 win against Collins on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
