Waco is 1-9 against Ellison since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Waco Lions will square off against the Ellison Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Waco faced off against Belton on Tuesday. Waco took a hard 66-51 fall against Belton. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 852nd, while the Tigers are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Ellison entered their tilt with Chaparral on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They breezed by the Bobcats to the tune of 81-45. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Ellison has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Waco, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-23.
Waco took a serious blow against Ellison in their previous meeting back in January, falling 70-34. Can Waco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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