After losing to Mayfield the last time they met, Kenston decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Kenston Bombers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mayfield Wildcats on Tuesday, sneaking past 58-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bombers.
Eli Ellis
| 02/11/25 vs Mayfield | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs North | 3 |
| 12/27/24 @ North Olmsted | 3 |
| 02/04/25 @ Riverside | 2 |
| 02/07/25 @ South | 1 |
| + 9 more games |
Kenston was led to victory by Eli Ellis and Ethan Burge. Ellis went 5-for-8 to rack up 13 points and three steals, while Burge went 6-for-7 on his way to 16 points and five boards. Ellis is becoming a predictor of Kenston's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 2-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Braelyn Akins, who posted seven points and three steals.
Kenston was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Angelo Newman, who scored 11 points. Manny Rogers was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Kenston's record now sits at 10-11. As for Mayfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-12.
Looking ahead, Kenston will head out to square off against Chardon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kenston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season. As for Mayfield, they will host North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mayfield also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 62.8 points per game.
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