Having just played yesterday, the Newark Wildcats will get right back to it and host the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Newark didn't have too much trouble with Lancaster as they won 62-48. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Golden Gales are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Hoban entered their tilt with Laurel on Wednesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They walked away with a 61-49 victory over the Gators.
Archbishop Hoban pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Newark, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Newark strolled past Archbishop Hoban in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 by a score of 55-41. Will Newark repeat their success, or does Archbishop Hoban have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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