Van Wert lost against Shawnee back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Van Wert Cougars took an 82-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shawnee Indians. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Indians are ranked 17th).
Shawnee was led to victory by Trevick Bertke and Beckett Bertke. Trevick went 12 of 16 en route to 30 points along with eight boards and five assists, while Beckett almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was Trevick's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Hutchins, who posted ten points and eight boards.
Van Wert's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Shawnee, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van Wert won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Henry at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Shawnee, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Botkins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Shawnee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Botkins likes a good challenge.
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