Shelby easily dispatched East Gaston on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Shelby Golden Lions fell just short of the Crest Chargers by a score of 52-50 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Golden Lions have suffered since February 2, 2024.
Da'Mani French and Bre Mcentire certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. French almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards, while Mcentire almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kimari Tate, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Leading Crest to victory were Nautica Freeman and De'Kaylia Davis. Freeman put up 13 points, while Davis scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Thomas, who earned seven points.
Shelby's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Crest, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 4-7 record.
Shelby will face off against Bessemer City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shelby is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. Crest has already played their next game, a 67-42 loss against South Point on the 17th.
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