The Blue Hill Bobcats will face off against the Shelton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Blue Hill sitting on six straight victories and Shelton on 16.
Blue Hill is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lawrence-Nelson: they outscored them in every quarter. Blue Hill enjoyed a cozy 45-28 win over Lawrence-Nelson on Tuesday.
Blue Hill had a senior duo take command as Reece Mlady dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards and Ellie Mangers went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Mangers has scored at least a third of Blue Hill's points. Another player making a difference was Lauren Kohmetscher, who posted six points.
Blue Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, everything went Shelton's way against Overton on Tuesday as Shelton made off with a 54-31 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Shelton pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points per game. As for Blue Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Blue Hill might still be hurting after the 60-35 defeat they got from Shelton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Blue Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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