Recap: Brevard Blue Devils vs. Shelby Golden Lions
The Brevard Blue Devils and the Shelby Golden Lions squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Brevard Blue Devils had to settle for second. They fell 54-43 to the Golden Lions. While losing is never fun, Brevard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while Shelby is ranked 168th).
Brevard's loss came despite strong showings from Tre Crite and Eli Griffin. Crite scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks, while Griffin scored 14 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Owen Green, who scored seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Brevard and nudges their season record down to 15-12. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Brevard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelby is coming into the matchup with nine straight wins at home, so Monroe will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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