Basketball Recap: Shields Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 vs Marengo	53-43
01/17/25 vs Choctaw County	52-15
01/15/25 @ Choctaw County	72-26
01/13/25 @ Sweet Water	72-2
12/14/24 vs Wilcox Central	55-51

Shields had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Marengo Panthers by a score of 53-43. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shields also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2017.

Shields is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Marengo, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shields will square off against Sweet Water at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Marengo has already played their next game (against Shields), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.