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| 01/19/24 - Away | 49-14 W |
| 12/08/23 - Home | 59-27 W |
| 01/10/23 - Away | 60-36 W |
| 12/09/17 - Away | 64-53 W |
| 02/10/17 - Neutral | 48-46 W |
Shawnee has gone 5-0 against Northwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Shawnee Braves will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Northwestern Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Northwestern took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Shawnee, who comes in off a win.
Shawnee is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Graham Local: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Shawnee blew Graham Local out of the water with a 54-16 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-8.
Meanwhile, Northwestern came up short against Emmanuel Christian Academy on Saturday and fell 52-41.
Shawnee will need focus on slowing down Mason McDermott, one of several Northwestern players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points. McDermott is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Brayden Spencer, who scored five points.
Northwestern now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Shawnee, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Shawnee against Northwestern when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 49-14 win. Does Shawnee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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