The Kalida Wildcats are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Shawnee Indians at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Kalida will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 609th, while Shawnee is ranked 110th).
Last Saturday, Kalida was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-38 to Wapakoneta.
Meanwhile, Shawnee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They secured a 67-63 W over Wayne Trace. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Shawnee relied on the efforts of Trevick Bertke, who scored 16 points along with three steals and three blocks, and Beckett Bertke, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds. Bertke hasn't dropped below 17 points for 11 straight games. Nick Pasion was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Kalida dropped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Shawnee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Kalida was able to grind out a solid victory over Shawnee when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 55-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kalida since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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