Basketball Recap: Groveport-Madison Gets Big Win over Higher-Ranked Newark

Groveport-Madison hadn't done well against Newark recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Groveport-Madison Cruisers had just enough and edged the Newark Wildcats out 38-35. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cruisers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildcats are ranked 28th).

Cruisers

Previous 3 Games (Away)

01/21/25 @ Newark	38-35
01/17/25 @ Canal Winchester	68-65
01/09/25 @ Pickerington Central	57-47

Groveport-Madison pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newark, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.

Groveport-Madison will take on Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Groveport-Madison is facing Lancaster at the right time seeing as Lancaster is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Newark has already played their next matchup (against Logan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.