Basketball Recap: Newark Drops Highest Score of Season Against Canal Winchester

Wildcats

Team Score

01/31/25 vs Canal Winchester	72
01/09/25 @ Teays Valley	71
01/04/25 @ Mt. Vernon	66
12/17/24 @ Canal Winchester	64
01/24/25 @ Logan	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newark). They blew past the Canal Winchester Indians 72-39 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.

Newark's record now sits at 15-3. As for Canal Winchester, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Newark Wildcats face off against the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pickerington Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Newark likes a good challenge. As for Canal Winchester, they will head out to challenge Reynoldsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Reynoldsburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.