Basketball Recap: Newark Memorial's Win Ends Seven-Game Losing Streak at Home

Cougars

Previous 3 Games

12/17/24 vs American	57-31
12/14/24 vs Oak Grove	81-41
12/13/24 vs Mission San Jose	52-42

Newark Memorial waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the American Eagles with a sharp 57-31 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cougars have posted against the Eagles since May 12, 2021.

American's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ajay Raj, who posted eight points, and Dylan JaWei Lee, who had ten points and six rebounds.

Newark Memorial's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5. As for American, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Newark Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-35 defeat against Archbishop Mitty on the 21st. As for American, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-50 loss against Livermore on the 20th.