Archbishop Hoban has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Chippewa has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Archbishop Hoban Knights will host the Chippewa Chipps at 7:00 p.m.
Archbishop Hoban is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Newark just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Wildcats are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Chippewa got the win against Smithville on Monday by a conclusive 62-41. The Chipps have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Chippewa is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Archbishop Hoban, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
Archbishop Hoban and Chippewa were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, but Archbishop Hoban came up empty-handed after a 50-49 defeat. Will Archbishop Hoban have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
