The Lancaster Golden Gales will take on the Pickerington North Panthers in a tournament on Friday. Pickerington North took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lancaster, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Lancaster needed a bit of extra time to put away Canal Winchester. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 49-42. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Golden Gales were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington North took on Newark on Tuesday. Pickerington North was outmatched by Newark and fell 71-37. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Wildcats are ranked 73rd).
Lancaster's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Pickerington North, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-13.
Lancaster came up short against Pickerington North in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 55-46. Can Lancaster avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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