Basketball Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Archbishop Hoban's Winning Streak
By Team Reports
Jan 18, 2025, 3:03pm
Basketball Recap: Archbishop Hoban Knights vs. Newark Wildcats
Knights
| 01/18/25 @ Newark | 50-54 |
| 01/15/25 vs Laurel | 61-49 |
| 01/11/25 @ Rogers | 60-35 |
| 01/08/25 @ Gilmour Academy | 59-34 |
| 12/28/24 vs Cardinal Mooney | 55-20 |
After a string of 13 wins, Archbishop Hoban's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell to the Newark Wildcats 54-50. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Wildcats are ranked 103rd).
Archbishop Hoban's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2. As for Newark, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3.
Archbishop Hoban has already played their next contest (against Chippewa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Newark will face off against Groveport-Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark is facing Groveport-Madison at the right time seeing as Groveport-Madison is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
