Bath is 1-9 against Shawnee since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bath Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shawnee Indians at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bath sitting on three straight wins and Shawnee on four.
Bath is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Temple Christian, posting a 65-38 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Shawnee on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Upper Scioto Valley out of the water with a 72-37 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-13.
Bath better keep an eye on Beckett Bertke. He was instrumental in Shawnee's win, going 11 of 16 en route to 29 points along with six rebounds and five steals. The contest was Bertke's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevick Bertke, who posted eight points and five assists.
Shawnee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
Shawnee's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Bath, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Bath lost to Shawnee at home by a decisive 60-41 margin in their previous meeting back in November. Will Bath have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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