Basketball Recap: Phillipsburg Beats Ellinwood for Their 11th Straight Win

Panthers

Previous Games

03/08/25 vs Ellinwood	43-31
03/05/25 vs Smith Center	44-23
02/28/25 vs Plainville	54-30
02/21/25 @ Hoxie	55-45
02/14/25 vs Thomas More Prep-Marian	57-37
+ 6 more games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Phillipsburg had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Ellinwood Eagles by a score of 43-31. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won 11 matchups in a row.

Despite the loss, Ellinwood still got an impressive performance from Julia Schlessiger, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds.

Phillipsburg's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Ellinwood, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 19-3 record.

Looking ahead, Phillipsburg will square off against Inman at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Inman will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Phillipsburg surely won't give up without a fight. Ellinwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.