Basketball Recap: Meridian Has No Trouble Against Shelbyville

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

11/20/24 vs Okaw Valley	60
12/14/24 vs Okaw Valley	48
12/12/24 vs Riverton	39
11/26/24 @ Unity Christian	39
01/14/25 @ Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City	30

With a playoff win on the line, Meridian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Shelbyville Rams 63-37. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Shelbyville lost, don't look at Kenzie Jones. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points along with six boards and three steals. That was a full 45.9% of Shelbyville's points, marking the ninth time in a row Jones has had more than a third of the team's points.

Meridian's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Shelbyville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season.

As of now, neither Meridian nor Shelbyville have any future games scheduled.