The Archbishop Hoban Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Warrensville Heights Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Archbishop Hoban sitting on nine straight victories and Warrensville Heights on three.
If Archbishop Hoban beats Warrensville Heights with 73 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Archbishop Hoban breezed by East to the tune of 73-38 on Saturday. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Sam Greer, who went 10 for 12 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of John Johnson, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Warrensville Heights earned a 56-47 win over Medina on Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Battling Bees are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Warrensville Heights' victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Archbishop Hoban, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Hoban against Warrensville Heights in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, as the squad secured an 88-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Hoban since the team 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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