Kenston and Chardon are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Kenston Bombers are taking a road trip to take on the Chardon Hilltoppers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kenston has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 173 points over their last three matchups.
Last Tuesday, Kenston narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mayfield 58-56.
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 |
Eli Ellis and Ethan Burge were among the main playmakers for Kenston as the former went 5-for-8 on his way to 13 points and three steals and the latter went 6-for-7 en route 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.
Meanwhile, Chardon came up short against Riverside on Tuesday and fell 76-66. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 634th, while the Beavers are ranked 230th).
Kenston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for Chardon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.
Kenston strolled past Chardon in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 72-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenston since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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