Ellis took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 51-41 win over the Hill City Ringnecks. The victory was some much needed relief for the Railroaders as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Ellis found their leader in sophomore Aiden Aschenbrenner, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points plus three steals. What's more, Aschenbrenner also racked up four threes, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jaren Frickey, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus three steals.
Ellis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Hill City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carson Keith, who went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds. Vincent Zohner was another key player, scoring six points along with ten rebounds and four blocks.
Ellis has already played their next match (against Hill City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hill City, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Thomas More Prep-Marian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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