It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Elsberry Indians can now relate to. They took a 47-30 bruising from the Cardinals on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Elsberry of the 52-28 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2022.
South Shelby's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Belle Roush, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Callie Mcwilliams, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Elsberry's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for South Shelby, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 23-6.
Elsberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. South Shelby's road trip will continue as they head out to face Centralia at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Centralia is on a four-game streak of home wins, South Shelby a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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