The Red Cloud Warriors lost against the Shelton Bulldogs back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Red Cloud took a 52-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shelton. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Red Cloud in their matchups with Shelton: they've now lost eight in a row.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Adelynn Minnick, who scored 17 points. Minnick scored a full 38.6% of Red Cloud's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Josie Rust was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Red Cloud now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Shelton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Red Cloud won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Alma at 3:00 p.m. on December 16th. Alma is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Shelton, they will challenge Lawrence-Nelson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrence-Nelson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 249th, while Shelton is ranked 78th).
