Basketball Game Preview: Paschal Panthers vs. South Hills Scorpions

The Paschal Panthers will square off against the South Hills Scorpions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Paschal's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.

Last Tuesday, Paschal humbled Polytechnic with an 80-36 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, South Hills and North Side faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. South Hills came out on top against North Side by a score of 54-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Scorpions.

Paschal has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.9 points. As for South Hills, their win bumped their record up to 8-20.

Everything came up roses for Paschal against South Hills in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 76-44 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Hills' Ra?Monce Spriggins, who went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Paschal still be able to contain Spriggins? There's only one way to find out.