The Shawnee Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Archbishop Alter Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Shawnee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 357th, while Archbishop Alter is ranked 38th).
Shawnee was handed a 27-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Urbana two weeks ago. Shawnee narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Urbana 52-49. The victory was just what Shawnee needed coming off of a 61-34 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Archbishop Alter's strategy against Greenville on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Archbishop Alter blew Greenville out of the water with a 80-23 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-14.
Shawnee's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Archbishop Alter, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
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