After a string of ten wins, the Granville Blue Aces's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 57-49 to Newark Catholic. Granville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Newark Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Newark Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Fini Kaiser, who scored 18 points along with nine rebounds. Kaiser hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Gibson, who scored 12 points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
Granville's loss ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-1. As for Newark Catholic, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Granville will head out on the road to face off against Licking Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Licking Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 446th, while Granville is ranked 46th). As for Newark Catholic, they will play host again and welcome Heath, where tip off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Heath focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Tuesday.
