Basketball Game Preview: Mission San Jose Warriors vs. Newark Memorial Cougars

Mission San Jose and Newark Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2021, but not for long. The Mission San Jose Warriors will face off against the Newark Memorial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Mission San Jose is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 14, 2024 on Tuesday. They blew past Irvington 59-39. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Vikings are ranked 798th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Newark Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against James Logan by a score of 60-50 on Tuesday.

The victory got Newark Memorial back to even at 8-8. As for Mission San Jose, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Mission San Jose came up short against Newark Memorial in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 52-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newark Memorial's Jacob Libiran, who went 8 for 14 en route to 27 points. Now that Mission San Jose knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.