Basketball Recap: Newark Wins Going Away Against Canal Winchester

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 @ Groveport-Madison	50
12/07/24 vs Zanesville	47
01/24/25 vs Logan	37
12/03/24 vs Lancaster	35
12/13/24 @ Logan	30

Newark won the last time they faced Canal Winchester and things went their way on Friday too. The Newark Wildcats put the hurt on the Canal Winchester Indians with a sharp 60-37 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.

Newark has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Canal Winchester, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Newark Wildcats take on the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pickerington Central is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Newark a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Canal Winchester has already played their next match (against Hilliard Davidson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.