The Madison Bobcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Shelley Russets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Madison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 67-59 victory over Highland on Tuesday. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Rams are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shelley hadn't done well against Thunder Ridge recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Shelley put the hurt on Thunder Ridge with a sharp 72-50 win. The Russets pushed the score to 60-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Titans had little chance of recovering from.
Madison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Shelley, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-12.
Madison took a serious blow against Shelley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 67-35. Can Madison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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