Basketball Recap: Ellenville Extends Winning Streak to Ten

Blue Devils

Previous Games

02/18/25 vs Mount Academy	63-49
02/11/25 @ Webutuck	66-35
02/07/25 @ Dover	67-44
02/04/25 @ Pine Plains	77-55
01/28/25 vs Rhinebeck	46-38
+ 5 more games

Ellenville entered their tilt with Mount Academy on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They strolled past the Mount Academy Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 63-49. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

When it comes to explaining why Mount Academy lost, don't look at Jake Maendel. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-20 on his way to 20 points. That was a full 40.8% of Mount Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row Maendel has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dennis Hofer, who earned ten points and eight boards.

Ellenville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points over those games. As for Mount Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.

Coming up, Ellenville will look to defend their home court on Monday against Mount Academy at 5:00 p.m. As for Mount Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Chapel Field Christian at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.