Shelbyville and Warrensburg-Latham are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Shelbyville Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
Shelbyville is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since January 14th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Central A & M 48-45. The win continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won eight in a row.
Jackson Jokisch
| 12/27/24 vs Flora | 18 |
| 12/26/24 vs Mulberry Grove | 16 |
| 01/29/25 vs Meridian | 15 |
| 01/14/25 vs Marshall | 13 |
| 12/10/24 vs Pana | 13 |
| + 18 more games |
Jackson Jokisch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 24 points and 11 boards. He is becoming a predictor of Shelbyville's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 9-2 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Myles Hammond, who posted 11 points and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg-Latham entered their tilt with Clinton on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 60-51 victory over the Maroons. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Maroons are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Warrensburg-Latham pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Shelbyville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Things could have been worse for Shelbyville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-37 loss to Warrensburg-Latham in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Can Shelbyville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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