Basketball Game Preview: Palisades Pirates vs. Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

Palisades and Northern Lehigh are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Palisades Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Palisades' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.

Palisades is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lehighton on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Palisades might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Lehighton an easy 80-55 victory.

Despite the defeat, Palisades had strong showings from Lincoln Cook, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 18 points, and Will Anderson, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The game was Cook's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Andrew, who posted six points and six rebounds.

Even though they lost, Palisades was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Northern Lehigh had to suffer through a 77-49 loss at the hands of Salisbury Township. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Palisades' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Northern Lehigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.

Palisades strolled past Northern Lehigh when the teams last played back in January by a score of 75-60. Will Palisades repeat their success, or does Northern Lehigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.