On Monday, the Newton Tigers had to suffer through a 65-38 loss at the hands of the Leake Academy Rebels. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Rebels are ranked third).
Leake Academy found their leader in sophomore Sarah Prince, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 18 points. The match was Prince's third in a row with at least ten points. Kylee Boykin was another key player, putting up six points and 11 rebounds.
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Leake Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-1.
Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leake Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Wayne Academy at 6:00 p.m.
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