The Newman Catholic Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Janesville Wildcats on Thursday. Newman Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Janesville likes a good challenge.
Newman Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Tripoli 95-57 on Monday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Panthers are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Janesville waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They strolled past the Indians with points to spare, taking the game 52-38.
Newman Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points over those games. As for Janesville, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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