The Hughes BIG RED are taking a road trip to square off against the La Salle Lancers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hughes will be strutting in after a win while La Salle will be coming in after a defeat.
Hughes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 69-27 victory over Western Brown. Given the BIG RED's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Broncos are ranked 655th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, La Salle suffered their biggest loss since February 23, 2024 last Friday. They lost 51-26 to Archbishop Moeller. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Fighting Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Hughes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. La Salle's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Hughes ended up a good deal behind La Salle in their previous matchup back in January of 2016, losing 64-47. Can Hughes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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