The Shelley Russets will face off against the Madison Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Shelley will head into Tuesday's contest after some sweet revenge against Thunder Ridge: Shelley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Thunder Ridge, but still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Shelley's way against Thunder Ridge on Tuesday as Shelley made off with a 72-50 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Russets have posted since November 23, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison). They came out on top against Highland by a score of 67-59 on Tuesday. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Rams are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madison is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Shelley, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-12.
Everything came up roses for Shelley against Madison when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 67-35 victory. Will Shelley repeat their success, or does Madison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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