Basketball Game Preview: Newman Catholic Knights vs. West Fork Warhawks

The Newman Catholic Knights will challenge the West Fork Warhawks at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Newman Catholic beat Nashua-Plainfield 71-65.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Fork). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Northwood-Kensett 80-34. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Newman Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for West Fork, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.

Newman Catholic beat West Fork 65-55 when the teams last played back in December of 2025. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Warhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.