Basketball Recap: Shenandoah Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Aiden Coffey and Jarrett Helman

After flying high against Blue River Valley last Thursday, Shenandoah came back down to earth. The Shenandoah Raiders fell to the Tri Titans 46-40. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Titans earlier this season, when they won 62-49.

Despite the loss, Shenandoah had strong showings from Jarrett Helman, who posted two points along with 16 rebounds and four steals, and Aiden Coffey, who put up 13 points. The dominant performance gave Helman a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddux Davis, who had seven points.

Even though they lost, Shenandoah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri only pulled down four offensive rebounds.

Tri found their leader in freshman Bryan Kinder, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracen Huffman, who posted eight points.

Shenandoah's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Tri, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shenandoah will head out to square off against Monroe Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Tri, they will venture away from home to challenge Cambridge City Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tri is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.