Ellwood City is 8-2 against New Brighton since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ellwood City Wolverine will head out on the road to square off against the New Brighton Lions at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ellwood City has three straight wins, New Brighton has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ellwood City gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 58-32 margin over Riverside. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Ellwood City has posted yet this season.
It was another big night for Joseph Roth, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Roth is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Crizer, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
New Brighton suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Friday. They were dealt a 75-34 loss at the hands of Mohawk Area. While losing is never fun, New Brighton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 658th, while Mohawk Area is ranked 284th).
Ellwood City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for New Brighton, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 3-10.
Everything came up roses for Ellwood City against New Brighton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 75-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ellwood City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
