The Newark Reds will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Eagles on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Newark made off with a 66-65 win over Palmyra-Macedon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Reds.
Meanwhile, Wayne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Screaming Eagles 78-17. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Screaming Eagles are ranked 620th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wayne pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Newark, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Newark didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wayne in their previous meeting on February 7th, but they still walked away with a 68-63 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newark since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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