Basketball Recap: East Butler Comes Up Short

East Butler fought the good fight in their overtime game against Shelby-Rising City on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Shelby-Rising City Huskies 59-55. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 55-38 to them when the teams met back in February of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Leading Shelby-Rising City to victory were Nixon Thelen and Dalton Pokorney. Thelen went 11-for-17 from beyond the arc to rack up 36 points, while Pokorney dropped a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Thelen a new career-high in points. Noah Thelen was another key player, putting up three points along with six assists and three steals.

East Butler's loss dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Shelby-Rising City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.

East Butler does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby-Rising City, they will square off against Cornerstone Christian School at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.