Basketball Game Preview: Kennedy Titans vs. Newark Memorial Cougars

The Kennedy Titans will challenge the Newark Memorial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Kennedy will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Washington, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Kennedy escaped with a win on Friday against Washington by the margin of a single free throw, 53-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.

Meanwhile, Newark Memorial strolled past Irvington with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-42. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Vikings are ranked 761st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kennedy is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Newark Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.

Kennedy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Newark Memorial when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 64-60 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Newark Memorial's Cristian Failla, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kennedy still be able to contain Failla? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.