Basketball Recap: Seneca Piles Up the Points Against Newark

Fighting Irish

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Earlville	52
12/16/24 @ Putnam County	36
01/10/25 @ Henry-Senachwine	36
11/27/24 vs Newark	34
12/06/24 vs St. Bede	33

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Seneca's strategy against Newark on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Seneca Fighting Irish blew the Newark Norsemen out of the water with a 71-39 final score. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 24 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Newark lost, don't look at Payton Wills. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Kulbartz, who posted five points and eight boards.

Seneca's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Newark, they moved to 12-8 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Seneca has already played their next game (against Roanoke-Benson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Newark won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Yorkville at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Newark is facing Yorkville at the right time seeing as Yorkville is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.