Basketball Game Preview: Paulding Panthers vs. Antwerp Archers

The Paulding Panthers will challenge the Antwerp Archers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Paulding will be strutting in after a victory while Antwerp will be coming in after a loss.

Paulding is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since February 3, 2024 on Tuesday. They blew past St. John's 57-33. With the Panthers ahead 27-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Brooklyn Schlatter and Tori Schlatter were among the main playmakers for Paulding as the former went 6 for 11 on her way to 17 points in addition to six boards and three steals and the latter went 6 of 9 on her way to 16 points and four steals. Those 17 points gave Brooklyn a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Pease, who posted four points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Paulding smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Antwerp was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Crestview, falling 67-41. While losing is never fun, the Archers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Knights are ranked 107th).

Paulding's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Antwerp, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

Paulding couldn't quite finish off Antwerp in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 35-32. Will Paulding have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.