It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ellinwood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Syracuse Bulldogs by a score of 53-50 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 43rd).
Landon Simpson
| 03/06/25 @ Syracuse | 23 |
| 02/27/25 vs Trego | 33 |
| 02/21/25 @ Otis-Bison | 27 |
| 02/14/25 vs Kinsley | 50 |
| 02/11/25 @ Central Plains | 25 |
| + 2 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Ellinwood lost, don't look at Landon Simpson. Despite the final result, he shot 53% from the field to rack up 23 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. Simpson's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Hosman, who posted ten points and five boards.
Simpson wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Ellinwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their third loss (out of 13 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
The loss snapped Ellinwood's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-9 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Syracuse, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Ellinwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Syracuse, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-51 victory against Plainville on the 8th.
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