Thomas More Prep-Marian is 9-1 against Ellis since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs will be playing at home against the Ellis Railroaders at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's 22-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 49-36 to Norton on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Thomas More Prep-Marian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Norton is ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Ellis was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 53-52 to Plainville. Ellis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Ellis saw an underclassman step up: Aiden Aschenbrenner scored 21 points along with two steals. Aschenbrenner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Honas, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Ellis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Thomas More Prep-Marian beat Ellis 50-42 in their previous matchup on Thursday. Will Thomas More Prep-Marian repeat their success, or does Ellis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
