Basketball Recap: Mohawk Area Takes a Loss

If Mohawk Area was feeling good fresh off their 49-24 takedown of Sto-Rox last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mohawk Area Warriors came up short against the Ellwood City Wolverine on Monday, falling 59-37. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-30 on January 2nd.

Ellwood City's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elsie Sturgeon, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sturgeon a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Caitlin Kreitzer, who went 10 of 19 en route to 21 points in addition to six assists and four steals.

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

01/27/25 vs Ellwood City	37-59
01/23/25 vs Sto-Rox	49-24
01/22/25 vs Shenango	36-31
01/20/25 @ New Brighton	53-5
01/13/25 vs Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	16-61

The loss snapped Mohawk Area's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-8 record. As for Ellwood City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.

Mohawk Area will venture away from home to square off against Beaver Falls at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ellwood City, they will host Sto-Rox at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.