Springfield hasn't had much luck against Norton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Springfield Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Norton Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
On Monday, Springfield was beaten by Streetsboro 50-19. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Rockets are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Norton entered their tilt with Copley on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They skirted past the Indians 52-50. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Norton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Things could have been worse for Springfield, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-39 loss to Norton when the teams last played back in January. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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