The North Shelby Raiders will square off against the Meadville Eagles at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Shelby took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Tina-Avalon, posting a 66-25 win. The contest marked the Raiders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Meadville over Linn County in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Meadville blew Linn County out of the water with a 77-49 final score. With the Eagles ahead 48-25 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meadville's win came from a few key players North Shelby will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mason Dennis, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donivan Schreckhise, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Meadville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for North Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
North Shelby strolled past Meadville when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 61-47. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Meadville's Gauge Shiflett, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for North Shelby to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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