East St. John had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They received a blow as they fell 63-45 to the Newman Greenies. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Greenies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2014.
Newman was led to victory by Payton Foster and Randy Livingston Jr. Foster dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Livingston Jr went 8 for 15 en route to 21 points plus two blocks. The matchup was Livingston Jr's third in a row with at least ten points. CJ Encarlade was another key player, posting ten points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
The win was the 15th in a row (dating back to last season) for Newman, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East St. John will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Phoenix is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.7 points per game this season. Newman has already played their next match (against East St. John), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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