The Archbishop Hoban Knights will be playing at home against the Boardman Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Archbishop Hoban stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Chaney as Archbishop Hoban made off with a 75-49 victory. Given Archbishop Hoban's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Chaney is ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Archbishop Hoban to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonas Nichols, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny Scott, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Boardman has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They slipped by Perry 58-57 on Wednesday.
Boardman relied on the efforts of Terrell Mcdowell, who scored 18 points, and Grayson Eicher, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Nico Holzschuh was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Archbishop Hoban has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Boardman, their victory ended a eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-18.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Archbishop Hoban have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Boardman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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