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

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Previous Games

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
02/08/22 - Away	54-55 L
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Johnstown-Monroe has gone 8-2 against Newark Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies are taking a road trip to take on the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 6:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Johnstown-Monroe has four straight victories, Newark Catholic has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Johnstown-Monroe is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Lakewood: they outscored them in every quarter. Johnstown-Monroe took down Lakewood 57-42 on Tuesday. Given the Johnnies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Lancers are ranked 685th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Newark Catholic came up short against Utica on Tuesday and fell 60-47.

Johnstown-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Newark Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Everything came up roses for Johnstown-Monroe against Newark Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnstown-Monroe since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.