The East Butler Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when East Butler duked it out with Lyons-Decatur Northeast on Friday. East Butler strolled past Lyons-Decatur Northeast with points to spare, taking the game 62-43. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Cougars are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shelby-Rising City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They escaped with a win on Friday against Osceola by the margin of a single free throw, 55-54.
East Butler better keep an eye on Dalton Pokorney. He was instrumental in Shelby-Rising City's win, dropping a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Pokorney is becoming a predictor of Shelby-Rising City's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 9-4 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Noah Thelen was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Shelby-Rising City was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Osceola only racked up nine assists.
East Butler's record is now 19-3. As for Shelby-Rising City, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Things could have been worse for East Butler, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-38 loss to Shelby-Rising City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can East Butler avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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