Basketball Recap: Shelby-Rising City Falls Despite Big Games from Taya Pinneo and Olivia Adams

Shelby-Rising City was the 49-23 winner over East Butler when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Shelby-Rising City Huskies fell 52-41 to the East Butler Tigers on Thursday. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Taya Pinneo

Points

02/13/25 @ East Butler	17
02/11/25 @ Thayer Central	16
02/07/25 vs Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	28
02/04/25 @ Nebraska Christian	16
01/27/25 vs Hampton	18
01/25/25 vs Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	20

Olivia Adams and Taya Pinneo certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Adams posted nine points and seven boards, while Pinneo earned 17 points and four steals. Pinneo's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points.

Even though they lost, Shelby-Rising City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Butler only three offensive rebounds.

East Butler got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Morgan Havlovic out in front who went 5-for-11 to rack up 24 points and five assists. That's the most assists Havlovic has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillie Kriz, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds.

Shelby-Rising City's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for East Butler, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-13.

Shelby-Rising City has already played their next game, a 57-45 loss against Osceola on the 14th. As for East Butler, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 60-48 defeat against Lyons-Decatur Northeast on the 14th.