While it was all tied up 33-33 at halftime, Central Catholic was not quite Pickerington North's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell just short of the Pickerington North Panthers by a score of 64-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Fighting Irish still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pickerington North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arness Lawson, who went 11 of 17 en route to 25 points along with seven boards and five assists. Lawson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jr Bates, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 17 points.
Central Catholic's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Pickerington North, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Central Catholic has already played their next contest, an 82-67 defeat against Brother Rice on the 28th. As for Pickerington North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-18 victory against Central Crossing on the 31st.
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