The Shelton Highclimbers will venture away from home to take on the Centralia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Centralia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Shelton, who comes in off a win.
Shelton will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Aberdeen, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Shelton was the clear victor by a 62-40 margin over Aberdeen on Thursday. The Highclimbers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Centralia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 44-38 to Toledo. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Indians are ranked 115th).
Shelton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Centralia, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Shelton came out on top in a nail-biter against Centralia in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 46-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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