The North Union Wildcats and the Shawnee Braves will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in North Union's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Shawnee has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, North Union was able to grind out a solid win over Indian Lake, taking the game 53-43. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Lakers are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shawnee was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 35-34 to Kenton Ridge. While the Braves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 8-3 in the first quarter.
Shawnee's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for North Union, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for North Union against Shawnee when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 73-12 win. Does North Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shawnee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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