Basketball Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Newark
By Team Reports
Jan 18, 2025, 3:03pm
Basketball Recap: Newark Wildcats vs. Archbishop Hoban Knights
Newark won the last time they faced Archbishop Hoban and things went their way on Saturday too. The Newark Wildcats snuck past the Archbishop Hoban Knights with a 54-50 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Knights are ranked 14th).
Wildcats
| 01/18/25 vs Archbishop Hoban | 54-50 |
| 01/17/25 @ Lancaster | 62-48 |
The win made it two in a row for Newark and bumps their season record up to 11-3. As for Archbishop Hoban, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 13 games and leaves them with a 13-2 record.
Newark will square off against Groveport-Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark is facing Groveport-Madison at the right time seeing as Groveport-Madison is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Archbishop Hoban, they will be playing at home against Chippewa at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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