Ellinwood won the last time they faced Otis-Bison and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Ellinwood Eagles walked away with a 41-28 victory over the Otis-Bison Cougars. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Cougars are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ellinwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brynn Widener, who posted six points in addition to six boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyvia Batchman, who earned 17 points and six rebounds.
Ellinwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Otis-Bison only posted four assists.
Otis-Bison lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Briana Croisant, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Allie Smith, who had two points and 12 rebounds.
Eagles
| 01/21/25 @ Otis-Bison | 41-28 |
| 01/17/25 @ Macksville | 65-42 |
| 12/17/24 @ Ell-Saline | 67-30 |
| 12/14/24 @ Kiowa County | 60-55 |
| 12/10/24 @ Skyline | 57-14 |
Ellinwood pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Otis-Bison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Ellinwood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 40-36 victory against Pratt on the 24th. Otis-Bison has also already played their next game, a 47-21 loss against LaCrosse on the 23rd.
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