Golden Bears
| 02/05/25 vs Franklin County | 50 |
| 01/31/25 vs Speedway | 88 |
| 01/25/25 @ Greenfield-Central | 60 |
| 01/21/25 @ Franklin Community | 63 |
| 01/18/25 @ Pendleton Heights | 62 |
| + 14 more games |
Shelbyville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while New Palestine is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Shelbyville Golden Bears will square off against the New Palestine Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Shelbyville didn't have too much trouble with Franklin County as they won 50-33. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Wildcats are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shelbyville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caden Claxton, who went 6 for 12 to rack up 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Brody Runnebohm, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, New Palestine strolled past Guerin Catholic with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 66-51. The Dragons have beaten the Golden Eagles the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Golden Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Shelbyville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points over those games. As for New Palestine, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Shelbyville suffered a grim 72-52 defeat to New Palestine in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Palestine's Julius Gizzi, who had 26 points. Now that Shelbyville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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