After flying high against Hiawatha last Friday, Newark came back down to earth. The Newark Norsemen took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Plano Reapers on Tuesday. The Norsemen have struggled against the Reapers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cody Kulbartz
| 02/18/25 vs Plano | 18 |
| 12/17/24 @ Dwight | 15 |
| 12/28/23 vs Yorkville Christian | 14 |
| 01/18/25 @ Marquette | 12 |
| 12/06/24 vs Serena | 12 |
Newark's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cody Kulbartz, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Kulbartz a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Payton Wills, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards.
Newark's loss dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Plano, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 16-13.
Coming up, Newark and LaMoille will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest, having both just played. Newark is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season. As for Plano, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Richmond-Burton at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Richmond-Burton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.
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