The Shelbyville Golden Bears will take on the Franklin County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shelbyville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Franklin County likes a good challenge.
Shelbyville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Speedway to the tune of 88-51 on Friday. With the Golden Bears ahead 53-26 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Franklin County suffered their biggest defeat since February 13, 2024 last Saturday. They came up short against Northeastern, falling 66-45. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Knights are ranked 64th).
Shelbyville will have to contain Carson Allen as he made an impact in Franklin County's last game. He went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points. Allen is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Kemp, who posted 11 points.
Shelbyville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points per game. As for Franklin County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Shelbyville beat Franklin County 61-49 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Shelbyville repeat their success, or does Franklin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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