The Newark Reds are taking a road trip to take on the Geneva Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Newark was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-43 to Waterloo. While losing is never fun, the Reds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Tigers are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Geneva unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 52-35 to Wayne.
Newark's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Geneva, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Newark and Geneva were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Newark came up empty-handed after a 41-40 defeat. Can Newark avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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