The Norwayne Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Dalton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norwayne knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Dalton likes a good challenge.
If Dalton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Norwayne took over last week. Norwayne came out on top against Canton Central Catholic by a score of 61-52 on Tuesday.
| 01/28/25 vs Canton Central Catholic | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Hillsdale | 16 |
| 01/21/25 vs Rittman | 10 |
Norwayne got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Parker Metsker out in front who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists. Metsker has been hot recently, having posted ten or more assists the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden West, who went 6 of 14 en route to 20 points.
Norwayne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dalton was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 78-77 to Cornerstone Christian. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Patriots are ranked 161st).
Norwayne is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Dalton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Everything came up roses for Norwayne against Dalton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 57-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norwayne since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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