Floyd Central is 1-7 against Shelby Valley since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Floyd Central Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelby Valley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Floyd Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Shelby Valley likes a good challenge.
Floyd Central pushed their score all the way to 89 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 94-89 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martin County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (71), Floyd Central still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Braden Moore, who scored 32 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Spriggs, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Shelby Valley pushed their score all the way to 85 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 86-85 to Johnson Central. Shelby Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Floyd Central's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Shelby Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Floyd Central beat Shelby Valley 76-63 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Floyd Central repeat their success, or does Shelby Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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