The Chippewa Chipps will venture away from home to challenge the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chippewa has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Monday, Chippewa made easy work of Smithville and carried off a 62-41 win. The Chipps have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of 13 wins, Archbishop Hoban's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newark. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Wildcats are ranked 103rd).
Chippewa is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Archbishop Hoban, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
Chippewa won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2017, slipping by Archbishop Hoban 50-49. Will Chippewa repeat their success, or does Archbishop Hoban have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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