Pickerington North is on a three-game streak of home losses, Westland a 12-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Pickerington North Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Westland Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Pickerington North was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Lancaster. While losing is never fun, Pickerington North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 505th, while Lancaster is ranked 149th).
Meanwhile, Westland took a serious blow against Central Crossing on Tuesday, falling 63-31. Westland was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-15.
Pickerington North's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Westland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Pickerington North against Westland in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 75-19 win. Does Pickerington North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
