A victory for New Boston just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt an 84-26 loss at the hands of the Longview Lobos. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 840th, while the Lobos are ranked 77th).
Longview was led to victory by Bethany Baltes and Jailiyah Rockmore. Baltes went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points plus six assists and four steals, while Rockmore went 8 for 12 en route to 21 points plus four steals. Rockmore has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Markayla Haynes was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
New Boston is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. As for Longview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
New Boston will take on Redwater at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Longview has already played their next contest, a 60-38 victory against Mount Vernon on the 5th.
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