Silver Lake suffered their biggest loss since December 28, 2024 on Friday. They lost 76-55 to the Shelton Bulldogs. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 45-38.
Silver Lake's loss came despite strong showings from Lane Conway and Landon Duester. Conway went 8-for-18 on his way to 21 points and four steals, while Duester went 5-for-9 to rack up 14 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Casey Conway, who posted five points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Silver Lake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Shelton had a senior duo take command as Ben Myers dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 boards and Harper Thober went 8-for-11 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thober has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Ohlman, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 15 points and six assists.
Silver Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Shelton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
We've got a battle between Mustangs coming up. Silver Lake is facing Meridian at the right time seeing as Meridian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Shelton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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