Mount Academy is 0-4 against Ellenville since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mount Academy Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Ellenville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on February 19th. Mount Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Mount Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They took down Hawthorne Valley 89-74. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Mount Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jake Maendel, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. Maendel has been hot recently, having posted 25 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Baird, who scored 23 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ellenville entered their tilt with Dover with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Ellenville put the hurt on Dover with a sharp 77-52 win on Friday. Ellenville has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Ellenville relied on the efforts of Jason Kinscy, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and six assists, and Kj Jackson, who scored 29 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last eight times he's played. Alen Ibric was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds.
Mount Academy's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Ellenville, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Mount Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.7 points per game. However, it's not like Ellenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 70 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Mount Academy suffered a grim 86-63 defeat to Ellenville in their previous matchup last Friday. Can Mount Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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