Basketball Preview: Ellet Orangemen vs. Lake Blue Streaks
Ellet hasn't had much luck against Lake recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Ellet Orangemen will take on the Lake Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Ellet focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Monday.
Ellet is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Loudonville: they outscored them in every quarter. Ellet strolled past Loudonville with points to spare, taking the game 55-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Orangemen.
Caitlyn Holmes was a one-man wrecking crew for Ellet as she dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds. What's more, Holmes also racked up six assists, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jaeda Tavares, who scored ten points plus five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lake came up short against Wadsworth on Friday and fell 45-36. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Streaks in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now lost three in a row.
Ellet's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Lake, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Ellet ended up a good deal behind Lake in their previous matchup back in February, losing 65-46. Can Ellet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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