Ansley/Litchfield had lost three straight headed into Friday's matchup, but Luke Bailey didn't let it get to four. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans came out on top against the Shelton Bulldogs by a score of 66-58 on Friday thanks in part to Bailey, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ansley/Litchfield's points.
01/17/25 @ Shelton | 11 |
12/28/24 @ Stuart | 10 |
01/03/25 vs Heartland Lutheran | 10 |
12/20/24 @ Loomis | 10 |
12/14/24 @ Elm Creek | 8 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Cunningham, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Despite the loss, Shelton still got an impressive performance from Jaxson Ohlman, who scored 18 points. Dylan Kenton was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 12 points and seven assists.
Ansley/Litchfield's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7. As for Shelton, they moved to 10-3 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Ansley/Litchfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-39 win against Wilcox-Hildreth on the 18th. As for Shelton, they will challenge Giltner at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Shelton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
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