It was a proper cat-fight when Columbia faced off against Newark Collegiate Academy on Tuesday. The Cougars took a 70-51 bruising from the Panthers. The Cougars were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in January of 2025.
This is the second loss in a row for Columbia and nudges their season record down to 4-3. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points over those games. As for Newark Collegiate Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Looking ahead, Columbia will head out on the road to face off against Irvington at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Newark Collegiate Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against West Side at 7:00 p.m. The Panthers will be up against the Roughriders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.6 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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