The Ellet Orangemen will face off against the Firestone Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ellet is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Garfield Community Learning Center just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 61-54 to the Golden Rams. While losing is never fun, the Orangemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Golden Rams are ranked 183rd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-46, which was the final score in Firestone's tilt against Buchtel on Tuesday.
Firestone's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Ellet, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
Everything came up roses for Ellet against Firestone when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-32 win. Will Ellet repeat their success, or does Firestone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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