Basketball Game Preview: Blackfoot Broncos vs. Shelley Russets

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Previous Games

01/15/25 - Away	48-45 W
02/24/24 - Away	51-48 W
02/15/24 - Home	41-42 L
01/26/24 - Away	49-53 L
01/02/24 - Home	56-50 W
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Blackfoot is 8-2 against Shelley since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Blackfoot Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelley Russets at 7:30 p.m.

Blackfoot is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 77-45 loss at the hands of Hillcrest.

Meanwhile, Shelley earned a 62-49 win over Sugar-Salem on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Russets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Diggers are ranked 23rd).

Shelley's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Blackfoot, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.

Blackfoot came out on top in a nail-biter against Shelley in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 48-45. Does Blackfoot have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shelley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.