Basketball Recap: Paschal Sets Scoring Season-High Against North Side

Panthers

Team Score

01/28/25 @ North Side	92
12/12/24 vs Liberty Christian	81
01/03/25 vs North Side	81
01/14/25 @ South Hills	76
01/17/25 vs Trimble Tech	75

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paschal). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 92-28 victory over the North Side Steers. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, North Side still got an impressive performance from Emmitt Washington, who posted eight points and seven boards. Washington is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Medhaneye Goitom also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Paschal pushed their record up to 22-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for North Side, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.

Coincidentally, Paschal and North Side will both be playing Polytechnic the next time they take the court. North Side will head out to face Polytechnic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Paschal will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.