Newark Memorial and American are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Newark Memorial Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the American Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newark Memorial is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Moreau Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newark Memorial was outmatched by Moreau Catholic and fell 80-39. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Mariners recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, American was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 71-57 to Irvington.
Newark Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for American, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Newark Memorial took their victory against American in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 57-31. In that contest, Newark Memorial amassed a halftime lead of 36-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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