It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Shelby Golden Lions had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 54-43 victory over the Blue Devils. Given Shelby's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while Brevard is ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brevard's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tre Crite, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks, and Eli Griffin who scored 14 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Owen Green, who scored seven points.
Shelby has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Brevard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-12.
Shelby will be playing in front of their home fans against Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelby is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Monroe a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Brevard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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