The Shanley Deacons will venture away from home to square off against the Grand Forks Central Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Shanley is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were beaten by Mandan 93-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Deacons still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Grand Forks Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Mary's Central on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 77-71 victory.
Shanley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Grand Forks Central, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Shanley was dealt a bruising 75-47 loss at the hands of Grand Forks Central in their previous matchup back in February. Can Shanley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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