Chewelah is 2-8 against Newport since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Chewelah Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Newport Grizzlies at 5:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Saturday, Chewelah was beaten by Reardan 78-47. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Screaming Eagles are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Newport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 66-17 loss at the hands of Northwest Christian School. The match marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Chewelah's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Chewelah's way against Newport in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Chewelah made off with a 64-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chewelah since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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