Basketball Game Preview: Harvest Prep Warriors vs. Pickerington Central Tigers

The Harvest Prep Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harvest Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Pickerington Central likes a good challenge.

Last Saturday, Harvest Prep came up short against Richmond Heights and fell 70-61.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ephraim Campbell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalil Daniels, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Pickerington Central was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Logan 65-25. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Chieftains are ranked 494th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pickerington Central is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Harvest Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.