The New Castle Trojans were the 50-38 winner over the Shelbyville Golden Bears when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. New Castle took a 53-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shelbyville.
Despite the loss, New Castle still got an impressive performance from Colin Taylor, who scored 19 points. The matchup was Taylor's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Landon Thompson, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Shelbyville found their leader in underclassman Mar Nicholson, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Brinkman, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Shelbyville, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
New Castle won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th. New Palestine presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than New Castle in Indiana (New Palestine is ranked 62nd, while New Castle is ranked 200th). Shelbyville won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th.
