Basketball Recap: Sheldon Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

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Previous Games

01/31/25 vs North Medford	54-49
01/28/25 @ South Eugene	61-49
01/23/25 vs Roseburg	71-46
01/21/25 vs Willamette	59-24
01/17/25 vs Grants Pass	53-37
+ 3 more games

Sheldon extended their winning streak to eight games thanks to a huge performance from Rocco Graziano. The Sheldon Irish secured a 54-49 W over the North Medford Black Tornado on Friday thanks in part to Graziano, who went 7 for 11 en route to 20 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Another player making a difference was Kai Gallic, who posted six points. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.

Sheldon pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for North Medford, they moved to 11-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sheldon will square off against Willamette at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Medford, they and South Medford will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.