The Ellinwood Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Russell Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ellinwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Kinsley 79-39.
Meanwhile, Russell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 77-71 to Trego. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (64), the Broncos still had to take the loss.
Ellinwood will have to keep a close watch on Sam Thielen and Trey Carlson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Russell's prior game. Thielen posted 22 points, while Carlson went 7-for-9 to rack up 17 points and five boards. Carlson is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last seven games he's played. Dominick Hernandez was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Russell and nudges their season record down to 9-9. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Ellinwood, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Ellinwood beat Russell 71-63 when the teams last played back in February of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ellinwood since the team 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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