Shawnee has gone a perfect 3-0 against Botkins recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Shawnee Indians just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Botkins Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Shawnee is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Shawnee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Van Wert by a score of 82-69 on Friday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Cougars are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trevick Bertke
| 02/07/25 vs Van Wert | 30 |
| 02/01/25 vs Lima Senior | 27 |
| 01/31/25 @ Memorial | 15 |
| 01/24/25 vs Wapakoneta | 22 |
| 01/18/25 @ Kenton | 18 |
| 01/17/25 @ Defiance | 25 |
Shawnee relied on the efforts of Trevick Bertke, who went 12 for 16 en route to 30 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, and Beckett Bertke, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. The contest was Trevick's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Hutchins, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Shawnee was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Botkins has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Russia on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly 11 points.
Shawnee's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Botkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Shawnee strolled past Botkins in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 59-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shawnee 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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