Firestone lost against Ellet back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Falcons lost 60-38 to the Orangemen. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Orangemen are ranked 126th).
Ellet's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Saniya Williams, who posted 12 points and six assists. Those six assists gave Williams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was London Riley, who had six points along with six assists and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Firestone and nudges their season record down to 1-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 5-0 Buchtel (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 91.7% over those games). As for Ellet, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Firestone will challenge rival Garfield at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Ellet is set to face off against their familiar foe Buchtel at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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