A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Highland Cougars challenge the South Shelby Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday...
Highland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points on Saturday, they were much more limited against Monroe City on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 72-22. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Panthers are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, South Shelby waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 73-51 margin over the Bearcats.
South Shelby has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for Highland, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Highland took a serious blow against South Shelby in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 78-38. Will Highland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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