Vandalia lost against Shelbyville back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Vandalia Vandals took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shelbyville Rams. While losing is never fun, the Vandals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Rams are ranked 140th).
Jackson Jokisch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Shelbyville, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Jokisch's evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Hammond, who posted 19 points.
Vandalia has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Shelbyville, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Vandalia and Pana will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Vandalia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Shelbyville, they will face off against Greenville at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Shelbyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season.
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