Newark fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Reynoldsburg on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Reynoldsburg Raiders by a score of 70-67. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Raiders are ranked fourth).
Newark's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Reynoldsburg, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Coming up, Newark is taking a road trip to take on Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. Newark knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Lancaster likes a good challenge. As for Reynoldsburg, they will take on Pickerington Central at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st.
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