It is possible, if unusual, to end the game with a negative score.

As such, a side can have a negative score.

It is possible, therefore, to have a negative score at some point.

This makes it possible to achieve a negative final score if one does not actually hit anything.

In the table this is written as negative scores (which do not exist).

A positive or negative score only shows direction, not inherent value.

The game received mixed to negative scores from a lot of websites.

I have given just one star for each above category because there were no opportunities to give it a negative score.

Finishing the week with a negative score led to extra detention.

The deduction of penalty points can result in negative scores.