Meridian won the last time they faced Shawnee and things went their way on Monday too. The Meridian Bobcats breezed by the Shawnee Redskins to the tune of 69-17. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/13/24 vs Waltonville | 10 |
| 01/04/24 @ Elverado | 10 |
| 12/29/23 vs Jersey | 9 |
| 02/08/24 vs Hardin County | 9 |
| 01/22/24 vs Century | 8 |
Leading Meridian to victory were Airrion Swansey Jr. and Dionte Reed. Swansey Jr. went 6 of 11 on his way to 12 points, while Reed posted seven points and 11 rebounds. That's the most points Reed has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Flenoid, who put up six points.
Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Shawnee, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Meridian will welcome Elverado at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meridian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.4 points per game this season. As for Shawnee, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Egyptian at 6:00 p.m. Egyptian also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.8 points per game.
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