| 01/23/24 - Home | 37-60 L |
| 01/24/23 - Away | 39-69 L |
| 01/25/22 - Home | 47-45 W |
| 01/26/21 - Away | 51-31 W |
| 01/28/20 - Home | 62-46 W |
| + 5 more games |
Macon has gone 8-2 against South Shelby recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers face off against the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Macon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-46 win over Clark County. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, South Shelby beat Palmyra 58-51 on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Panthers are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Shelby's win came from a few key players Macon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Callie Mcwilliams, who went 5 of 12 to rack up 14 points and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Belle Roush, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
South Shelby smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive games.
South Shelby pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Macon, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-15.
Macon suffered a grim 60-37 defeat to South Shelby when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Macon was down 37-14.
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