Mississinawa Valley is 0-3 against Preble Shawnee since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Preble Shawnee Arrows at 7:30 p.m. Mississinawa Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Mississinawa Valley beat Tri-County North 53-46. That seven point margin sets a new team best for Mississinawa Valley this season.
Aron Hunt went supernova for Mississinawa Valley, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 18 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hunt has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Thomas Gower, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Preble Shawnee's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Badin.
Mississinawa Valley's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-16. As for Preble Shawnee, their loss dropped their record down to 16-3.
Mississinawa Valley was dealt a bruising 76-33 loss at the hands of Preble Shawnee in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Mississinawa Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
