Lexington hasn't had much luck against Shelby recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lexington Minutemen will head out on the road to square off against the Shelby Whippets at 7:30 p.m.
On Monday, Lexington ended up a good deal behind Columbian and lost 64-46.
Meanwhile, Shelby waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 71-64. Given the Whippets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Pioneers are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shelby pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points over those games. As for Lexington, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Lexington was dealt a bruising 61-24 loss at the hands of Shelby in their previous matchup last Monday. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lexington was down 37-11.
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