Preview: Ellsworth Bearcats vs. Wellsville Eagles
Ellsworth has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Wellsville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went Ellsworth's way against Haven as Ellsworth made off with a 45-25 victory.
Meanwhile, Wellsville waltzed into their game on Saturday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They blew past Heritage Christian Academy 77-57. Given Wellsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Heritage Christian Academy is ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ellsworth pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Wellsville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
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