Basketball Game Preview: Newark Wildcats vs. Lancaster Golden Gales

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	63-37 W
02/16/24 - Away	64-30 W
01/19/24 - Home	51-40 W
02/17/23 - Home	53-40 W
01/13/23 - Away	69-40 W
+ 5 more games

Newark has gone 9-1 against Lancaster recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Newark Wildcats will challenge the Lancaster Golden Gales at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Newark's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.

Newark fought the good fight in their overtime game against Reynoldsburg on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 70-67. The Wildcats have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Lancaster strolled past Canal Winchester with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 66-48.

Lancaster now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Newark, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.

Newark took their win against Lancaster in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 63-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newark since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.