Basketball Preview: A.J. Ellender Patriots vs. Southside Sharks
The A.J. Ellender Patriots and the Southside Sharks will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (A.J. Ellender has three straight victories, Southside has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
A.J. Ellender is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since January 18th on Tuesday. They breezed by Patterson to the tune of 61-26.
A.J. Ellender's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anthony Dennis led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Chavez Collins, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Southside just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Denham Springs, falling 66-40. That's two games in a row now that the Sharks have lost by exactly 26 points.
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for A.J. Ellender, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
A.J. Ellender came up short against Southside in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 51-46. Can A.J. Ellender avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
