Newark Memorial hasn't had much luck against Mission San Jose recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Newark Memorial Cougars will welcome the Mission San Jose Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Newark Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 62-54 to James Logan on Friday. 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 718th, while the Colts are ranked 329th).
Newark Memorial's defeat came about despite a quality game from Angelina Baca, who posted 21 points. Another player making a difference was Ava Wiggins, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose's defense stepped up to hand Amador Valley a 2-0 shutout on Sunday. The two-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The victory got Mission San Jose back to even at 12-12. As for Newark Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-16.
Newark Memorial came up short against Mission San Jose in their previous matchup back in January, falling 57-48. Will Newark Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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