The Newport Grizzlies will venture away from home to square off against the Reardan Screaming Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Newport was beaten by Davenport 58-25. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Gorillas are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, Reardan came tearing into Tuesday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 56-39 win over the Crimson Hawks.
Reardan pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Newport, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Newport took a serious blow against Reardan when the teams last played on Friday, falling 59-21. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newport was down 39-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
