Shelbyville lost against New Palestine back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Shelbyville Golden Bears lost 63-42 to the New Palestine Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Dragons are ranked fifth).
Shelbyville's loss came despite strong showings from Mar Nicholson and Damon Badgley. Nicholson went 6-for-11 en route to 14 points, while Badgley posted 11 points. Badgley also posted a block, marking his first of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Palestine to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julius Gizzi, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. Gizzi's evening made it 24 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Ben Slagley was another key player, going 6-for-10 to rack up 13 points and six rebounds.
Shelbyville's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for New Palestine, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
Looking ahead, Shelbyville and Beech Grove will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for New Palestine, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st.
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