It was a good run, but St. John unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. The contest between them and the Ellinwood Eagles didn't end well, with the St. John Tigers falling 63-44. The Tigers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
| 01/14/25 @ Ellinwood | 18 |
| 01/11/25 @ Little River | 22 |
| 01/10/25 vs Ness City | 18 |
| 01/08/25 vs Kinsley | 19 |
| 01/03/25 vs Central Christian | 20 |
Despite the loss, St. John saw an underclassman step up: freshman Emmett Delp posted 18 points. The game was Delp's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Alpers, who had ten points.
Ellinwood was led to victory by Landon Simpson and Drake Hosman. Simpson went 11 of 17 en route to 26 points along with six rebounds and six steals, while Hosman went 8 for 11 on his way to 20 points. Simpson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Campbell Coleman, who put up six points in addition to five assists and five boards.
St. John's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-4. As for Ellinwood, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on LaCrosse on January 28th. As for Ellinwood, they will venture away from home to take on Macksville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Macksville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season.
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