Basketball Game Preview: Norton Panthers vs. Springfield Spartans

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Previous Games

12/19/24 - Away	70-34 W
01/26/24 - Away	56-32 W
12/19/23 - Home	67-38 W
01/27/23 - Home	54-48 W
12/13/22 - Away	60-43 W
+ 5 more games

Norton has gone 10-0 against Springfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Norton Panthers will host the Springfield Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Norton and 24 for Springfield dating back to last season.

Norton is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Streetsboro, falling 55-32. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 554th, while the Rockets are ranked 200th).

Meanwhile, Springfield had to suffer through a 67-25 loss at the hands of Northwest.

Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Norton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Everything came up roses for Norton against Springfield in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 70-34 victory. Will Norton repeat their success, or does Springfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.