The Meadville Eagles will take on the North Shelby Raiders in a tournament on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Meadville is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Linn County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Meadville blew Linn County out of the water with a 77-49 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-25.
| 01/27/25 vs Linn County | 21 |
| 01/24/25 @ Northwestern | 16 |
| 01/21/25 @ Green City | 22 |
| 01/17/25 vs La Plata | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs Bevier | 17 |
Meadville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Dennis led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. The game was Dennis' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Donivan Schreckhise was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Shelby, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 66-25 win over Tina-Avalon. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Raiders this season.
Meadville pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for North Shelby, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Meadville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-47 loss to North Shelby when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Meadville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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