Shelbyville is 2-8 against Altamont since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Shelbyville Rams will head out to take on the Altamont Indians at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shelbyville is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since December 13, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Clinton by a score of 62-59.
Loss or not, Shelbyville got some senior leadership from Jackson Jokisch and Myles Hammond. Jokisch almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards, while Hammond went 8 of 13 on his way to 21 points and five assists. Hammond is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Owen Beyers was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Altamont waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Movin Maroons by a score of 61-49. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Indians' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Movin Maroons are ranked 127th).
Altamont pushed their record up to 9-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Shelbyville, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4.
Shelbyville might still be hurting after the 77-53 loss they got from Altamont when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Shelbyville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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