The Ellis Railroaders will face off against the Russell Broncos on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ellis came up into this matchup off a tough 33-point loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Smith Center by a score of 41-38 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Railroaders have suffered since February 20, 2024.
Meanwhile, Russell took a blow against Hoxie on Tuesday, falling 65-35. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Indians are ranked 26th).
This is the second loss in a row for Ellis and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Russell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Ellis couldn't quite finish off Russell when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 39-37. Can Ellis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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