Basketball Game Preview: Unioto Shermans vs. Washington Blue Lions

The Unioto Shermans will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Washington Blue Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Unioto will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Unioto is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Circleville on Monday as Unioto made off with a 77-55 win. The Shermans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Washington unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Chillicothe 59-54.

Washington's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Unioto, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Unioto came up short against Washington in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 69-62. Can Unioto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.