Basketball Game Preview: Newark Memorial Cougars vs. Archbishop Mitty Monarchs

The Newark Memorial Cougars and the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Archbishop Mitty is hoping to do what American couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Newark Memorial's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Newark Memorial was the clear victor by a 57-31 margin over American. With the Cougars ahead 36-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop Mitty). They came out on top against Cathedral Catholic by a score of 62-55 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Monarchs.

Archbishop Mitty now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Newark Memorial, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5.