The Shawnee Indians just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Kalida Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Shawnee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.3 points per game this season.
Shawnee will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Celina on Friday. Shawnee took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-33 victory over Celina. With the Indians ahead 36-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Shawnee's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jagger Hutchins, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Beckett Bertke, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Kalida was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Jennings on Friday, taking the game 47-37.
Kalida is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Shawnee, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Everything went Shawnee's way against Kalida when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Shawnee made off with a 45-23 victory. 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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