Basketball Game Preview: Archbishop Shaw Eagles vs. Archbishop Hannan Hawks

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Previous 3 Games

12/21/24 - Neutral	58-53 W
12/07/21 - Home	50-44 W
12/04/14 - Neutral	45-40 W

Archbishop Shaw is 3-0 against Archbishop Hannan since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Archbishop Shaw Eagles take on the Archbishop Hannan Hawks at 7:15 p.m. Archbishop Shaw knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Archbishop Hannan likes a good challenge.

Archbishop Shaw is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Jackson Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Archbishop Shaw was ranked third). Archbishop Shaw fell just short of Jackson Academy by a score of 75-72 on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.

Meanwhile, Archbishop Hannan beat St. Thomas More 58-47 on Friday.

Archbishop Shaw's defeat ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3. As for Archbishop Hannan, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

Archbishop Shaw didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Archbishop Hannan when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 58-53 victory. Does Archbishop Shaw have another victory up their sleeve, or will Archbishop Hannan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.