The Meridian Hawks pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 71-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shelbyville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (57), Meridian still had to take the loss.
Meridian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sebastian Hill, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lleyton Miller, who scored 17 points.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Shelbyville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Meridian and Heyworth will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Heyworth will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Meridian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Shelbyville, they will be playing at home against Taylorville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Shelbyville's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Taylorville has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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