Golden Lions
| 01/07/25 @ Bessemer City | 68 |
| 12/20/24 @ Cherryville | 66 |
| 12/04/24 vs Veritas Christian Academy | 65 |
| 12/11/24 @ Kings Mountain | 57 |
| 01/03/25 vs Kings Mountain | 53 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shelby). They secured a 68-62 W over the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets on Tuesday. With that win, the Golden Lions brought their scoring average up to 50.5 points per game.
Dereon Kee continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 of 18 en route to 23 points along with eight boards and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Shelby's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bre Mcentire, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 16 points and five steals.
Shelby smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Bessemer City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tionna Pettus, who dropped a triple-double on 42 points, 15 rebounds, and ten steals, and Kionna Pettus, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Tionna's evening made it 14 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Shelby's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Bessemer City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Shelby didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-35 win against Highland Tech on the 9th. As for Bessemer City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-54 loss against Burns on the 14th.
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