The Irvington Vikings will challenge the Newark Memorial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Irvington and three for Newark Memorial.
Last Wednesday, Irvington lost to Kennedy on the road by a 50-32 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly 18 points.
Meanwhile, Newark Memorial came up short against American on Wednesday and fell 53-45. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 712th, while the Eagles are ranked 174th).
Irvington will have to contain Angelina Baca as she made an impact in Newark Memorial's last game. She posted 22 points. That was a full 48.9% of Newark Memorial's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mai Weeks, who scored 11 points.
Irvington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Newark Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Irvington took their win against Newark Memorial in their previous matchup on January 7th by a conclusive 38-15. Will Irvington repeat their success, or does Newark Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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