The Ellinwood Eagles were the 65-34 winner over the Victoria Knights when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Ellinwood was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 38-37 to Victoria. Ellinwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ellinwood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Drew Heinz, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Heinz has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mason Moore, who scored nine points.
Victoria's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Seth Schwien led the charge by scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Schwien has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Brody Nowak was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds.
Ellinwood's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Victoria, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Ellinwood will be playing in front of their home fans against Minneapolis on Thursday. Minneapolis is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. Victoria will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ellsworth at 5:00 p.m. on January 19th. Ellsworth is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
