The Shepherd Pirates are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the East Bernard Brahmas at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Shepherd focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 41 on Friday.
Last Friday, Shepherd was the victim of a rough 62-40 defeat at the hands of Crockett. Shepherd was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-16.
Shepherd's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tristen Cullum, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and three blocks, and Brayden White who scored ten points along with five rebounds and five steals. Cullum is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Braydon Mettlen, who scored eight points along with two blocks.
East Bernard proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 33) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hempstead 49-47. The win made it back-to-back wins for East Bernard.
East Bernard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ty Domel led the charge by scoring 13 points. Joshua Guthman was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 21-14. As for East Bernard, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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