Shelley hasn't had much luck against Blackfoot recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Shelley Russets will host the Blackfoot Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Shelley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Shelley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 65-52 victory over Skyline on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Blackfoot was able to grind out a solid win over Bonneville on Thursday, taking the game 60-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.
Shelley better focus on containing Kasen Sorensen and Austin Arave as the pair were huge in Blackfoot's win. Sorensen went 8 for 19 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, while Arave posted 19 points along with five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Arave a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawrence Cousineau, who put up eight points and ten rebounds.
Shelley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Blackfoot, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Shelley couldn't quite finish off Blackfoot in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 51-48. Thankfully for Shelley, Dax Whitney (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 17 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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