Basketball Recap: Newark Memorial Takes a Loss

Newark Memorial was the 43-32 winner over Benicia when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Newark Memorial Cougars received a blow on Friday as they fell 53-36 to the Benicia Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 612th, while the Panthers are ranked 197th).

Despite the loss, Newark Memorial still got an impressive performance from Angelina Baca, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Juliana Barbosa, who scored eight points.

This is the second loss in a row for Newark Memorial and nudges their season record down to 5-7. As for Benicia, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Newark Memorial won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Piedmont Hills at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Benicia, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Encinal at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.