The Newark Memorial Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Irvington Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Newark Memorial and six for Irvington.
Last Wednesday, Newark Memorial came up short against American 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).
The losing side was boosted by Angelina Baca, who posted 22 points. That was a full 48.9% of Newark Memorial's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Mai Weeks was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Irvington lost to Kennedy on the road by a 50-32 margin on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly 18 points.
Irvington's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Newark Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Newark Memorial might still be hurting after the 38-15 loss they got from Irvington in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can Newark Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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