Basketball Recap: Elba Takes a Loss

Elba was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost to the Alexander Trojans on the road by a 68-49 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 812th, while the Trojans are ranked 268th).

Elba's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Alexander, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

While Elba had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.