Newman Catholic is 2-8 against West Fork since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Newman Catholic Knights will venture away from home to challenge the West Fork Warhawks at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Newman Catholic strolled past Nashua-Plainfield with points to spare, taking the game 56-39. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Huskies are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Fork). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Northwood-Kensett 75-29. The win was familiar territory for the Warhawks who have now won six contests in a row.
Newman Catholic has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for West Fork, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Newman Catholic came up short against West Fork in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 42-38. Can Newman Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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