Basketball Game Preview: Linden-McKinley Panthers vs. Columbus International Lions

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Away	43-73 L
12/15/23 - Home	47-52 L
01/21/20 - Home	46-18 W
12/13/19 - Away	56-15 W
01/15/19 - Home	50-5 W
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Linden-McKinley has gone 8-2 against Columbus International recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Linden-McKinley Panthers challenge the Columbus International Lions at 6:00 p.m.

Linden-McKinley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hamilton Township on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Linden-McKinley was beaten by Hamilton Township 57-12. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-6.

Meanwhile, Columbus International didn't have too much trouble with Westerville North on Wednesday as they won 51-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.

Linden-McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Columbus International, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Linden-McKinley was taken down by Columbus International 73-43 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Columbus International's Leila Carter, who dropped a triple-double on 44 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 steals. Now that Linden-McKinley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.