Shelley lost against Hillcrest last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Shelley Russets came up short against the Hillcrest Knights, falling 72-46. While losing is never fun, the Russets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Knights are ranked 15th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillcrest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gage Blakeslee, who posted 14 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Titan Larsen, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points.
Shelley's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Hillcrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Shelley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillcrest, they will look to defend their home court on February 27th against Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. Hillcrest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Bonneville likes a good challenge.
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