Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Newark walked away with it. They enjoyed a cozy 56-42 victory over the Olentangy Orange Pioneers on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Pioneers are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newark has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Olentangy Orange, they dropped their record down to 8-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Newark will venture away from home to challenge Olentangy Liberty at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Olentangy Liberty comes in on seven and Newark on four. Olentangy Orange does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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