The Shelton Highclimbers will take on the Centralia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centralia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Shelton, who comes in off a win.
Shelton will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Aberdeen, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Shelton enjoyed a cozy 60-43 victory over Aberdeen on Wednesday. Given the Highclimbers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Bobcats are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Centralia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 43-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tumwater.
Shelton's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Centralia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Shelton didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Centralia in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 53-48 victory. Will Shelton repeat their success, or does Centralia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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