Pickerington Central is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Newark is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pickerington Central Tigers face off against the Newark Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Pickerington Central blew past Lancaster, posting a 62-19 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Golden Gales are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newark got the win against Canal Winchester on Friday by a conclusive 60-37. The Wildcats pushed the score to 50-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Newark is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Pickerington Central, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Everything went Pickerington Central's way against Newark in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Pickerington Central made off with a 59-37 win. Will Pickerington Central repeat their success, or does Newark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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