The Archbishop Hoban Knights are on the road again on Wednesday and plays the Garfield Heights Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on March 13th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archbishop Hoban extended their postseason success on Saturday against Brecksville-Broadview Heights. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bees 47-45.
Archbishop Hoban's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonas Nichols led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Nichols hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Greer, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Garfield Heights waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They came out on top against St. Vincent-St. Mary by a score of 57-45. Given Garfield Heights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while St. Vincent-St. Mary is ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Hoban is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Garfield Heights, they pushed their record up to 24-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home.
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