The Archbishop Hoban Knights will square off against the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Archbishop Hoban sitting on four straight wins and Brecksville-Broadview Heights on three.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Archbishop Hoban had no problem doing just that on Thursday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 55-54 victory over the Mustangs.
Archbishop Hoban's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonas Nichols led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Nichols also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Kenny Scott, who scored 13 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Brecksville-Broadview Heights earned a 56-48 win over Hoover on Wednesday.
Archbishop Hoban has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Brecksville-Broadview Heights, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
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