Basketball Game Preview: Pymatuning Valley Lakers vs. Norwayne Bobcats

The Pymatuning Valley Lakers are taking a road trip to take on the Norwayne Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pymatuning Valley sitting on three straight victories and Norwayne on nine.

If Pymatuning Valley beats Norwayne with 54 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Pymatuning Valley came out on top against Lakeview by a score of 54-44 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Norwayne took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging an 80-35 win over Beachwood. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Norwayne's win came from a few key players Pymatuning Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Parker Metsker, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games he's played. Braden West was another key player, going 7-for-16 en route to 18 points and four steals.

Norwayne pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points over those games. As for Pymatuning Valley, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.