Basketball Game Preview: Newark Catholic Green Wave vs. Northridge Vikings

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Home	42-46 L
02/14/24 - Home	63-28 W
12/12/23 - Away	54-40 W
01/21/23 - Away	56-38 W
12/09/22 - Home	47-40 W
+ 5 more games

Newark Catholic is 9-1 against Northridge since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Newark Catholic Green Wave will challenge the Northridge Vikings at 6:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Newark Catholic is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Watkins Memorial: they outscored them in every quarter. Newark Catholic was the clear victor by a 55-32 margin over Watkins Memorial on Wednesday. The Green Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Northridge had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-38 win over the Blue Devils.

Northridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Newark Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.

Newark Catholic came up short against Northridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 46-42. Can Newark Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.