Basketball Game Preview: Bristol Panthers vs. Lordstown Red Devils

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Previous Games

12/17/24 - Away	78-20 W
01/30/24 - Away	75-34 W
01/09/24 - Home	96-36 W
02/07/23 - Away	74-29 W
01/06/23 - Home	66-24 W
+ 5 more games

Bristol is 10-0 against Lordstown since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bristol Panthers will be playing at home against the Lordstown Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bristol has five straight wins, Lordstown has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Bristol will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 33-point drubbing they dealt Chalker on Wednesday. Bristol claimed a resounding 65-32 victory over Chalker. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Lordstown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 58-53 to Windham.

Bristol's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Lordstown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.

Everything came up roses for Bristol against Lordstown in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 78-20 victory. Will Bristol repeat their success, or does Lordstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.