Shelby hasn't had much luck against Bellevue recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Shelby Whippets will square off against the Bellevue Redmen at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shelby is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 62-34 victory over Clyde. The win was nothing new for the Whippets as they're now sitting on six straight.
Meanwhile, Bellevue had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 60-35 victory. Given the Redmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Pirates are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bellevue's win was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Shelby, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.
Shelby came up short against Bellevue when the teams last played back in January, falling 67-54. Can Shelby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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