The Shelbyville Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Hemphill Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Shelbyville beat Chireno 35-26. The 35-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hemphill). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Corrigan-Camden 70-38. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hornets had established a 22 point advantage.
The victory (which was Hemphill's third in a row) raised their record to 11-11. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Shelbyville, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Everything went Shelbyville's way against Hemphill in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Shelbyville made off with a 70-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelbyville 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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