It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Pickerington North Panthers can now relate to. They fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 59-56. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), Pickerington North still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Pickerington North still got an impressive performance from Arness Lawson, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Lawson continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jr Bates, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Pickerington North's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Westerville Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Pickerington North does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westerville Central, they will face off against Hilliard Bradley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hilliard Bradley is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Westerville Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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