The Sheldon Panthers typically have all the answers at home, but on Saturday the School of the Ozarks Patriots proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 48-42 W over the Panthers. That's another feather in the cap for School of the Ozarks, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
School of the Ozarks was led to victory by Josiah Martin and Timba Saffle. Martin scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Saffle scored 15 points along with three steals. Martin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Fisher Thompson was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Sheldon lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aiden Ellifrits, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Ellifrits has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Bogart, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
School of the Ozarks is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Sheldon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. School of the Ozarks will take on Chadwick at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. School of the Ozarks is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season. As for Sheldon, they will head out on the road to challenge Ballard at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Sheldon is facing Ballard at the right time seeing as Ballard is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
