Two dominant guards in Andrew Mancell and Braden Shettles are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kosciusko Whippets will take on the New Albany Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Kosciusko walked away with it. They took down the Red Raiders 63-46 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, New Albany had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past Northeast Lauderdale with a 79-73 victory.
New Albany found their leader in underclassman Shettles, who scored 31 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Shettles has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kylan Lindsey, who scored 20 points.
Kosciusko's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for New Albany, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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