Basketball Game Preview: Norwayne Bobcats vs. Africentric Early College Nubians

Bobcats

Points

02/28/25 @ Canton South	48
02/25/25 vs Chippewa	42
02/22/25 vs South Range	64
02/18/25 vs Wickliffe	62
02/15/25 vs Manchester	59
+ 22 more games

Norwayne is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while Africentric Early College is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Norwayne Bobcats will host the Africentric Early College Nubians at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Norwayne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.

Norwayne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 48-43 W over Canton South. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Wildcats are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Norwayne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Maibach led the charge by going 8-for-14 on her way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. Hannah Froelich was another key player, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards.

Meanwhile, Africentric Early College didn't have too much trouble with Ottawa-Glandorf on Saturday as they won 53-38.

Norwayne's victory bumped their record up to 24-3. As for Africentric Early College, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.