Ellet is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Lake is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ellet Orangemen will take on the Lake Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Ellet earned a 73-64 win over Loudonville. The victory was just what Ellet needed coming off of a 59-30 defeat in their prior contest.
Ellet's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Caitlyn Holmes, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Sanaiiya Gray, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Holmes has scored at least a third of Ellet's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaeda Tavares, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Lake didn't have too much trouble with Louisville on the road on Wednesday as they won 65-47. Given Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Louisville is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ellet has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
Ellet came up short against Lake when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 56-44. Will Ellet have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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