The Pickerington North Panthers will take on the Lancaster Golden Gales at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington North duked it out with 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).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lancaster ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against Canal Winchester 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.
Lancaster's record is now 12-10. As for Pickerington North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Pickerington North was able to grind out a solid win over Lancaster in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 55-46. Does Pickerington North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lancaster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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