Eagles
| 01/14/25 vs St. John | 63-44 |
| 01/10/25 vs Chase | 78-24 |
| 12/20/24 vs Ellis | 65-55 |
Ellinwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They strolled past the St. John Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 63-44. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.
Ellinwood was led to victory by Landon Simpson and Drake Hosman. Simpson went 11 of 17 on his way to 26 points along with six boards and six steals, while Hosman went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points. Simpson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Campbell Coleman, who posted six points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Despite the defeat, St. John saw an underclassman step up: freshman Emmett Delp put up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Alpers, who scored ten points.
Ellinwood's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for St. John, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ellinwood will take on Macksville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Macksville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season. As for St. John, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on LaCrosse on January 28th.
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