Basketball Recap: Shelton Beats Franklin for Their 18th Straight Win

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Previous Games

02/04/25 vs Franklin	65-24
01/31/25 @ Blue Hill	49-23
01/28/25 @ Overton	54-31
01/23/25 @ Wood River	56-33
01/21/25 vs Giltner	67-18
+ 13 more games

Shelton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. They took their match with ease, bagging a 65-24 win over the Franklin Flyers. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-15.

When it comes to explaining why Franklin lost, don't look at Johanna Haussermann. Despite the final result, she posted seven points.

Shelton's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points per game. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.

Shelton will be taking part in a tournament against Red Cloud at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelton's defense has only allowed 28.6 points per game this season, so Red Cloud's offense will have their work cut out for them. Franklin has already played their next contest (against Elba), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.