Basketball Game Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Central Catholic Fighting Irish

The Pickerington North Panthers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pickerington North is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

On Friday, Pickerington North beat Westerville Central 59-48. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Warhawks are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Central Catholic suffered their closest loss since December 15, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of University of Detroit Jesuit by a score of 60-58. The Fighting Irish have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Pickerington North pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.