The Unioto Shermans will venture away from home to take on the Circleville Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Unioto knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Circleville likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, Unioto was fully in charge, breezing past Paint Valley 81-32. The Shermans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 28 points or more this season.
Milee Smith
| 02/05/25 vs Paint Valley | 64% |
| 02/03/25 @ Westfall | 83% |
| 02/01/25 vs Southeastern | 53% |
| 01/29/25 vs Piketon | 50% |
| 01/27/25 @ Paint Valley | 69% |
| + 5 more games |
Unioto relied on the efforts of Milee Smith, who shot 4-for-6 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards, and Mya Hamilton, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Magnolia Holbert, who posted ten points.
Unioto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Athens typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Circleville proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 51-39 win over the Bulldogs. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Circleville pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.9 points over those games. As for Unioto, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Unioto lost to Circleville on the road by a decisive 45-27 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. Can Unioto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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