Northridge is 1-9 against Newark Catholic since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northridge Vikings will host the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 6:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Newark Catholic will be up against a hot Northridge team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Northridge strolled past Zanesville with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 56-38.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Newark Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Watkins Memorial on Wednesday as Newark Catholic made off with a 55-32 victory. The Green Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Northridge pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Newark Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Northridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Newark Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. Will Northridge repeat their success, or does Newark Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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