The Shelby Whippets will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Mansfield Senior Tygers at 6:00 p.m. Shelby has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,562 points over their last 21 games.
Shelby stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They really took it to Vermilion for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-40 win at home. Given Shelby's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Vermilion is ranked 611th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Senior had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against Bellevue by a score of 57-48.
Shelby's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 26.5 points. As for Mansfield Senior, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Shelby strolled past Mansfield Senior in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 73-55. Will Shelby repeat their success, or does Mansfield Senior have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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