The Shepherd Bluejays were the 61-46 winner over the Ithaca Yellowjackets when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Shepherd fell 50-42 to Ithaca on Tuesday. Shepherd has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Bluejays players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kam Williams, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Powell, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Ithaca, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Shepherd will head out on the road to face off against Pinconning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Shepherd focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday. As for Ithaca, they will be playing at home against St. Louis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ithaca is facing St. Louis at the right time seeing as St. Louis is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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