Granville Christian Academy will head out to take on the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Granville Christian Academy came up short against Utica and fell 60-49. Granville Christian Academy has struggled against Utica recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic fought the good fight in their overtime game against Johnstown-Monroe on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 77-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johnnies. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Johnnies are ranked 199th).
This is the second loss in a row for Newark Catholic and nudges their season record down to 5-16. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points over those games. As for Granville Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Granville Christian Academy and Newark Catholic were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but Granville Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 65-64 defeat. Can Granville Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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