The Elmwood Royals's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. They received a tough blow as they fell 54-35 to Patrick Henry. While losing is never fun, Elmwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while Patrick Henry is ranked 196th).
Patrick Henry was led to victory by Ada Christman and Carys Crossland. Christman scored nine points along with 14 rebounds and two steals, while Crossland scored 14 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Addie Schwab, who scored six points along with two steals.
Elmwood's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Patrick Henry, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Elmwood will head out on the road to face off against Pandora-Gilboa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pandora-Gilboa is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Patrick Henry, they will be playing at home against Bryan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bryan will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
