The Plano Reapers will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Newark Norsemen at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Plano is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hinckley-Big Rock 68-44 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Reapers in their matchups with the Royals: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Newark took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 78-31 win over Non Varsity Opponent.
Newark had a senior duo take command as Cody Kulbartz dropped a double-double with 20 points and 15 boards and Reggie Chapman dropped a double-double with 13 points and 16 assists. With that strong performance, Chapman is now averaging an impressive 8.8 assists per game. Nolan Anderson was another key player, going 5-for-6 to rack up 11 points and six rebounds.
Newark smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Plano's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Newark, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Plano beat Newark 57-49 when the teams last played back in February. Will the Reapers repeat their success, or do the Norsemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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