Basketball Game Preview: New Albany Eagles vs. Pickerington North Panthers

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 12:44am

Basketball Preview: New Albany Eagles vs. Pickerington North Panthers

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The New Albany Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with New Albany sitting on three straight wins and Pickerington North on nine.

New Albany is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Thurgood Marshall: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that New Albany blew Thurgood Marshall out of the water with a 63-34 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Pickerington North's game on Tuesday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 58-47 victory over Upper Arlington.

New Albany's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points over those games. As for Pickerington North, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.

New Albany didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pickerington North when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pickerington North's Arness Lawson, who went 13 for 21 to rack up 30 points and eight boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Albany still be able to contain Lawson? There's only one way to find out.

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