Newman Smith was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 78-60 to the Eastern Hills Highlanders. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 981st, while the Highlanders are ranked 370th).
Messiah Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eastern Hills, going 10 for 18 en route to 24 points plus eight assists and seven rebounds. What's more, Miller also posted a 56% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ashton Ford, who went 5 for 6 en route to 10 points plus six rebounds.
Newman Smith's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Eastern Hills, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-3.
Newman Smith has already played their next contest (against Eastern Hills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Eastern Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Martin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Martin will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Eastern Hills surely won't give up without a fight.
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