Basketball Recap: Marion Harding Beats Shelby for Their Ninth Straight Win

Presidents

Previous Games

01/16/25 vs Shelby	46-40
01/11/25 @ Columbian	52-44
01/09/25 @ Galion	63-46
01/07/25 vs Worthington Kilbourne	56-37
01/04/25 vs Pleasant	61-30
+ 4 more games

Marion Harding entered their tilt with Shelby on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They snuck past the Shelby Whippets with a 46-40 victory. Given the Presidents' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Whippets are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marion Harding pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Shelby, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.

Marion Harding is taking a road trip to face off against Highland at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Shelby has already played their next contest (against Galion), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.