Basketball Recap: Shelby Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous 5 Games

02/13/25 - Away	47-35 W
01/10/25 - Home	55-36 W
02/15/24 - Home	41-46 L
01/09/24 - Away	44-60 L
02/16/23 - Away	42-64 L

Shelby won the last time they faced Mason County Central and things went their way on Thursday too. The Shelby Tigers walked away with a 47-35 victory over the Mason County Central Spartans. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Spartans are ranked 355th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shelby is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season. As for Mason County Central, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Looking ahead, Shelby will welcome North Muskegon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mason County Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Reed City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mason County Central is facing Reed City at the right time seeing as Reed City is stuck on a three-game losing streak.