Preview: Shawnee Braves vs. Graham Local Falcons
The Shawnee Braves will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Graham Local Falcons at 1:00 p.m. Shawnee has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 18.
Shawnee suffered their biggest defeat since December 2, 2023 on Wednesday. They were beaten by Urbana 69-26. While losing is never fun, Shawnee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 753rd, while Urbana is ranked 169th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Graham Local's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 64-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bellefontaine. The match was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but Graham Local was outscored by Bellefontaine in the second.
Shawnee's loss was their eighth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 1-16. As for Graham Local, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Shawnee was taken down by Graham Local 65-28 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shawnee was down 47-22.
