Basketball Game Preview: Archbishop Shaw Eagles vs. Archbishop Hannan Hawks

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Previous 4 Games

01/07/25 - Away	59-54 W
12/21/24 - Neutral	58-53 W
12/07/21 - Home	50-44 W
12/04/14 - Neutral	45-40 W

Archbishop Shaw is a perfect 4-0 against Archbishop Hannan since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Archbishop Shaw Eagles duke it out with Archbishop Hannan Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Archbishop Shaw knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 26 games -- so hopefully Archbishop Hannan likes a good challenge.

Archbishop Shaw is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 71-48 margin over Madison Prep Academy. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Archbishop Hannan entered their tilt with Peabody on Monday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They skirted past the Warhorses 31-29. The 31-point effort marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Archbishop Shaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points over those games. Archbishop Hannan's victory bumped their record up to 25-7.

Archbishop Shaw didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Archbishop Hannan when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 59-54 win. Will Archbishop Shaw repeat their success, or does Archbishop Hannan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.