The Shenandoah Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Muncie Burris Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Shenandoah will be strutting in after a victory while Muncie Burris will be coming in after a defeat.
Shenandoah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Union 91-26. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 30-30 at halftime, Muncie Burris was not quite International's equal in the second half on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to the Gryphons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Owls still had to take the loss.
Shenandoah will have to contain Gavin Mitchell as he made an impact in Muncie Burris' last game. He went 8-for-17 en route to 25 points and five boards. Mitchell continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Bennett, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Muncie Burris was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Shenandoah's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Muncie Burris, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-17.
Shenandoah beat Muncie Burris 52-44 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shenandoah 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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