After flying high against the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles last Friday, the Shelby-Rising City Huskies came back down to earth. Shelby-Rising City was dealt a 63-24 defeat at the hands of Thayer Central on Tuesday. Shelby-Rising City was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-6.
When it comes to explaining why Shelby-Rising City lost, one person who can't be blamed is Taya Pinneo. Despite the final result, she scored 12 points along with four steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shelby-Rising City struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Thayer Central found their leader in underclassman Paige Tietjen, who scored 28 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tietjen has scored all season. Natalie Tietjen was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Shelby-Rising City now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Thayer Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Shelby-Rising City will be playing at home against East Butler at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shelby-Rising City is facing East Butler at the right time seeing as East Butler is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Thayer Central is on the road again on Friday and plays Southern at 6:15 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Thayer Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
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