Newport hasn't had much luck against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Newport Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Newport is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Monday. They lost to Millersburg at home by a 55-36 margin. The Buffaloes were down 46-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy suffered their closest loss since December 23, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Neumann Regional Academy by a score of 76-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (63), the WolfPack still had to take the loss.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Newport might still be hurting after the 57-37 defeat they got from Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's Jayden Stamm, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 25 points. Now that Newport knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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