The Shelbyville Golden Bears will venture away from home to take on the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Shelbyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Shelbyville beat Columbus East 65-52. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Bears.
| 01/14/25 vs Columbus East | 15 |
| 12/17/24 @ Greenwood | 12 |
| 12/07/24 vs Connersville | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs Ben Davis | 11 |
| 12/14/24 vs Whiteland | 10 |
Shelbyville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Reed led the charge by going 5 for 8 on his way to 15 points and five boards. Those 15 points gave Reed a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Schene, who made all 5 shots he took for 11 points.
Meanwhile, Pendleton Heights lost a heartbreaker to New Palestine when they met back in January of 2024, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Pendleton Heights fell 59-51 to New Palestine. While losing is never fun, the Arabians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Dragons are ranked tenth).
Shelbyville will have to contain Cooper Sims as he made an impact in Pendleton Heights' last game. He went 8 of 13 en route to 20 points. The contest was Sims' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Hayden Fox, who posted ten points.
Pendleton Heights' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7. As for Shelbyville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Saturday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Shelbyville just can't miss this season, having nailed 48.6% of their shots per game. However, it's not like Pendleton Heights struggles in that department as they've made 48.4% of their field goals this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Shelbyville came up short against Pendleton Heights in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 46-39. Can Shelbyville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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