The Newman Catholic Knights will head out on the road to take on the St. Ansgar Saints at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newman Catholic has seven straight wins, St. Ansgar has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Newman Catholic blew past Central Springs, posting a 77-40 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Ansgar had to suffer through a 61-26 loss at the hands of Northwood-Kensett. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Vikings are ranked 68th).
Newman Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for St. Ansgar, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything came up roses for Newman Catholic against St. Ansgar when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured an 82-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newman Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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