Basketball Recap: Shelby County Drops Season-High Score on Western Hills

Rockets

Team Score (Highest)

02/12/25 @ Western Hills	88
12/14/24 vs Louisville Collegiate	77
02/07/25 vs Grant County	63
02/04/25 vs North Bullitt	63
12/27/24 vs DeSales	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shelby County). They strolled past the Western Hills Wolverines with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 88-73. That's more bragging rights for the Rockets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Shelby County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-20 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Western Hills, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shelby County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bullitt Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shelby County is facing Bullitt Central at the right time seeing as Bullitt Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Western Hills, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Paul Laurence Dunbar at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Western Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.