The Newark Norsemen will square off against the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Newark hasn't scored more than 25 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-15, which was the final score in Newark's tilt against Morris last Monday. While losing is never fun, the Norsemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Redskins are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Momence on Thursday, falling 41-17.
Newark's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Newark and Gardner-South Wilmington were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, but Newark came up empty-handed after a 41-40 loss. Can Newark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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