If Ellwood City was riding high fresh off their 74-41 takedown of Kennedy Catholic last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ellwood City Wolverine came up short against the Mohawk Area Warriors on Friday, falling 70-50. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverine in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
| 01/03/25 vs Mohawk Area | 12 |
| 12/28/24 @ Kennedy Catholic | 13 |
| 12/27/24 vs Clarion-Limestone | 16 |
| 12/20/24 @ New Brighton | 11 |
| 12/17/24 vs Riverside | 10 |
When it comes to explaining why Ellwood City lost, don't look at Aaron Lake. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. Lake is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Servick, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Ellwood City's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Mohawk Area, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Ellwood City will venture away from home to face off against Beaver Falls at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. As for Mohawk Area, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Freedom Area at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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