Basketball Game Preview: North Hills Indians vs. New Castle Hurricanes

The North Hills Indians will venture away from home to face off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Hills knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully New Castle likes a good challenge.

Last Tuesday, North Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 79-74 to Shaler Area. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (66), the Indians still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, New Castle put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 65-17 win over Beaver Falls. Fans of the Hurricanes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

New Castle's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for North Hills, they now have a losing record at 1-2.