Basketball Game Preview: Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	55-35 W
02/16/24 - Home	63-33 W
01/19/24 - Away	43-34 W
02/10/23 - Away	53-62 L
01/13/23 - Home	58-29 W
+ 5 more games

Johnstown-Monroe is 8-2 against Newark Catholic since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 6:45 p.m. Johnstown-Monroe is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

On Wednesday, it was close, but Johnstown-Monroe sidestepped Granville for a 44-41 win. That's two games straight that the Johnnies have won by exactly three points.

Meanwhile, Newark Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Utica on Tuesday and fell 62-60. The Green Wave haven't had much luck with the Redskins recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Johnstown-Monroe pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points over those games. As for Newark Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.

Everything went Johnstown-Monroe's way against Newark Catholic when the teams last played back in January, as Johnstown-Monroe made off with a 55-35 win. Does Johnstown-Monroe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newark Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.