Basketball Preview: South Shelby Cardinals vs. Salisbury Panthers
The South Shelby Cardinals will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Salisbury Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully South Shelby focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Shelby challenged Kirksville. South Shelby took their contest with ease, bagging a 71-44 win over Kirksville. The Cardinals pushed the score to 49-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
South Shelby had a senior duo take command as Callie McWilliams went 10 for 19 en route to 29 points plus five rebounds and five steals and Belle Roush dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. McWilliams is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Gaines, who earned six points along with five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, Salisbury had to start their season on the road last Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Franklin. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak dating back to last season.
South Shelby strolled past Salisbury in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a score of 54-38. Will South Shelby repeat their success, or does Salisbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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