The Shelley Russets will face off against the Madison Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Shelley was beaten by Hillcrest 76-38. 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 80th, while the Knights are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Madison had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.9 points) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bees with a sharp 78-53 victory.
Madison pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.1 points over those games. As for Shelley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Shelley was taken down by Madison 52-19 in their previous matchup back in December of 2020. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shelley was down 33-12.
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