The Barnesville Shamrocks will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Caldwell Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Barnesville turned things around against Shenandoah on Friday. They walked away with a 56-47 victory over the Zeps.
Meanwhile, Caldwell put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They wrapped up 2024 with a 71-56 win over Philo. While the Redskins didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Caldwell's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Barnesville, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Barnesville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Caldwell in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Caldwell's Carter Wheeldin, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Barnesville still be able to contain Wheeldin? There's only one way to find out.
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