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| 01/03/25 - Home | 48-43 W |
| 02/08/24 - Away | 52-34 W |
| 01/05/24 - Home | 40-52 L |
| 01/12/23 - Away | 32-36 L |
| 12/01/22 - Neutral | 38-32 W |
| + 5 more games |
Shelby has gone 8-2 against Pleasant recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Shelby Whippets will head out on the road to face off against the Pleasant Spartans at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shelby is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Lexington: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Shelby blew Lexington out of the water with a 61-24 final score. The Whippets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pleasant had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 49-40 victory over the Presidents. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Presidents are ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shelby pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Pleasant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Shelby didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pleasant in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelby since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
