Basketball Recap: Ellsworth Takes Down Ranked John Bapst Memorial

On Tuesday, Ellsworth faced John Bapst Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ellsworth Eagles came out on top against the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders by a score of 42-32. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Crusaders last Friday, they had to take a 45-29 defeat.

Eagles

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs John Bapst Memorial	42-32
01/15/25 vs Hermon	46-37
12/30/24 vs Houlton	66-32

Ellsworth's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for John Bapst Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.

Ellsworth will square off against Washington Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. John Bapst Memorial has already played their next matchup (against Foxcroft Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.