Basketball Recap: Chris Simon Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Ellwood Christian

Maplesville won the last time they faced Ellwood Christian and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Maplesville Red Devils were the clear victor by a 59-33 margin over the Ellwood Christian Eagles. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maplesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chris Simon, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Abbott, who had 18 points and five boards.

Red Devils

Assists

01/14/25 @ Ellwood Christian	18
12/14/23 vs Billingsley	18
12/07/23 @ Isabella	17
01/22/24 vs Verbena	15
01/30/24 vs Isabella	15

Maplesville was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

The win made it two in a row for Maplesville and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Ellwood Christian, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Maplesville will host Billingsley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Maplesville has won three straight at home, while Billingsley won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Ellwood Christian has already played their next contest (against Shelby County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.