The South Shelby Cardinals will take on the Kirksville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully South Shelby focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
While Cardinals fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Westran 70-36. The Cardinals pushed the score to 57-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets had little chance of recovering from.
Callie McWilliams had a dynamite game for South Shelby, going 11 for 19 en route to 27 points plus six assists and four steals. McWilliams has been hot , having posted three or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Belle Roush, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Kirksville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost to Highland on the road by a 57-40 margin.
Everything came up roses for South Shelby against Kirksville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Shelby since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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