The Shawnee Braves will challenge the North Union Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Shawnee has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while North Union will arrive with nine straight wins.
Shawnee is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tecumseh on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shawnee took a blow against Tecumseh, falling 77-50.
Meanwhile, North Union narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bellefontaine 53-51. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Chieftains are ranked 274th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Union's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Shawnee, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Shawnee was taken down by North Union 66-29 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shawnee was down 44-10.
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