The Ellis Railroaders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Plainville 68-33. Ellis lost against Plainville in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 53-52 score last time.
Carson Schartz and Aiden Aschenbrenner certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Schartz scored eight points, while Aschenbrenner scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Ellis has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Plainville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-7-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ellis will take on Russell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ellis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday. As for Plainville, they will be playing at home against Thomas More Prep-Marian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Plainville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.
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