Shelley is 0-10 against Hillcrest since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Shelley Russets will head out on the road to take on the Hillcrest Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shelley has not done well against Blackfoot recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Shelley escaped with a win against Blackfoot by the margin of a single free throw, 42-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shelley.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest waltzed into their game on Thursday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They put the hurt on Skyline with a sharp 72-46 win. Hillcrest has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Shelley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Hillcrest, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Shelley lost to Hillcrest on the road by a decisive 70-56 margin in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hillcrest's Ike Sutton, who scored 23 points along with five assists and two steals. Now that Shelley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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