Shawnee is 8-2 against Memorial since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Shawnee Indians will head out to challenge the Memorial Roughriders at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shawnee has five straight victories, Memorial has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Shawnee took their match with ease, bagging a 63-33 win over Wapakoneta. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/24/25 vs Wapakoneta | 22 |
| 01/18/25 @ Kenton | 18 |
| 01/17/25 @ Defiance | 25 |
Shawnee can attribute much of their success to Trevick Bertke, who went 9 for 12 en route to 22 points, and Beckett Bertke, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Trevick's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Damola Ojo, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Memorial lost to Indian Lake at home by a 64-50 margin on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Roughriders have lost by exactly 14 points.
Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Shawnee, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee was able to grind out a solid win over Memorial in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 53-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shawnee since the squad 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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