For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Shelley and Blackfoot meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Russets took a 60-43 bruising from the Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Russets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Broncos are ranked 26th).
Shelley's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Blackfoot, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-6.
Shelley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blackfoot, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Burley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Broncos' defense better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 63 points per game this season.
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