Basketball Game Preview: Pickerington Central Tigers vs. Reynoldsburg Raiders

The Pickerington Central Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Reynoldsburg Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

It was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington Central faced off against Pickerington North on Tuesday. Pickerington Central lost to Pickerington North on the road by a 75-58 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Panthers are ranked 21st).

Meanwhile, Reynoldsburg waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Raiders have posted since December 29, 2024.

Reynoldsburg's record now sits at 20-1. As for Pickerington Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.

Pickerington Central came up short against Reynoldsburg when the teams last played back in January, falling 74-63. Can Pickerington Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.