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| 12/13/24 - Home | 55-27 W |
| 02/08/24 - Away | 47-38 W |
| 01/05/24 - Home | 50-20 W |
| 01/28/23 - Home | 50-39 W |
| 12/16/22 - Away | 39-20 W |
| + 5 more games |
Newark Catholic has gone 8-2 against Lakewood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Newark Catholic Green Wave will square off against the Lakewood Lancers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newark Catholic has five straight wins, Lakewood has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Newark Catholic strolled past Licking Valley with points to spare, taking the game 55-39. Given the Green Wave's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Panthers are ranked 592nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakewood suffered their biggest loss since February 23, 2024 on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 61-27 loss at the hands of Fairfield Union. The Lancers were down 47-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Newark Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything came up roses for Newark Catholic against Lakewood when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newark Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
