Shelbyville is 2-7 against New Castle since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Shelbyville Golden Bears will look to defend their home court against the New Castle Trojans at 7:30 p.m. New Castle took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Shelbyville, who comes in off a win.
Shelbyville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They managed a 50-44 victory over Connersville. Given Shelbyville's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Connersville is ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shelbyville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mar Nicholson out in front who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Lambert, who scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, New Castle lost to Anderson at home by a decisive 62-46 margin on Saturday. New Castle has struggled against Anderson recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Landon Thompson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 17 points along with 7 rebounds. He scored a full 37% of New Castle's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Colin Taylor, who scored 11 points.
Their wins bumped Shelbyville to 3-0 and Connersville to 2-2.
Shelbyville came up short against New Castle when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 50-38. Will Shelbyville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
