Warriors
| 01/03/25 @ Ellwood City | 70-50 |
| 12/28/24 @ Sharon | 67-64 |
| 12/27/24 vs Kiski Area | 63-57 |
| 12/23/24 vs Blackhawk | 74-48 |
| 12/18/24 @ Union Area | 68-36 |
| + 2 more games |
Mohawk Area had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 70-50 margin over the Ellwood City Wolverine. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Wolverine are ranked 372nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Ellwood City still got an impressive performance from Aaron Lake, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. Lake is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Servick, who went 6 of 11 en route to 13 points.
Mohawk Area pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Ellwood City, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-5.
The future could be bright for both Mohawk Area and Ellwood City: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Mohawk Area will try to hand Freedom Area their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. Meanwhile, Ellwood City will try to hand Beaver Falls their ninth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
