The LaMoille Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Newark 55-27. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for LaMoille in their matchups with Newark: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, LaMoille still got an impressive performance from Tyler Billhorn, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 77.8% of LaMoille's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
LaMoille has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-21 record this season. As for Newark, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-17.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. LaMoille will face off against St. Bede at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newark, they will head out on the road to take on Aurora Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newark has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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