The Shepherd Bluejays typically have all the answers at home, but on Tuesday the Ithaca Yellowjackets proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bluejays by a score of 50-42. This was payback for Ithaca, who suffered a 61-46 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Shepherd's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kam Williams, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was TJ Powell, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Ithaca is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Shepherd, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Ithaca will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Louis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ithaca is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Michigan (they are ranked 242nd, while St. Louis is ranked 654th). As for Shepherd, they will head out on the road to square off against Pinconning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Shepherd focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
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