Basketball Game Preview: Newark Norsemen vs. Hinckley-Big Rock Royals

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Neutral	32-53 L
01/29/24 - Home	55-31 W
01/18/24 - Neutral	44-29 W
12/01/22 - Away	36-21 W
12/02/21 - Home	47-43 W
+ 5 more games

Newark has gone 9-1 against Hinckley-Big Rock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Newark Norsemen are taking a road trip to take on the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Newark was beaten by Dwight 55-26. While losing is never fun, the Norsemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 658th, while the Trojans are ranked 311th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hinckley-Big Rock, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by Mendota to the tune of 61-33 on Tuesday. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.

Hinckley-Big Rock has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Newark, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-20.

Newark might still be hurting after the 53-32 loss they got from Hinckley-Big Rock in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Newark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.