Basketball Game Preview: Coventry Comets vs. Norton Panthers

Coventry is 0-10 against Norton since January of 2020 but things could change on Saturday. The Coventry Comets will square off against the Norton Panthers at 11:30 a.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Coventry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Alliance 50-7 on Monday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Comets with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Norton on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Cloverleaf with a sharp 52-26 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted since November 26, 2024.

Norton's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Coventry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.

Coventry was taken down by Norton 46-14 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Coventry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.