The Ellis Railroaders will square off against the Oakley Plainsmen at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Ellis saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Logan/Palco 51-18. Fans of the Railroaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Trenton Schartz
| 12/09/25 vs Logan/Palco | 20 |
| 12/05/25 @ Hill City | 18 |
| 12/01/25 vs Stockton | 23 |
Trenton Schartz and Jaren Frickey were among the main playmakers for Ellis as the former shot 64% from the field to rack up 20 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals and the latter went 7-for-12 en route to 18 points and three steals. Schartz's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Aiden Aschenbrenner was another key player, putting up five points and six assists.
Ellis was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Logan/Palco only posted three.
Meanwhile, Oakley strolled past Dighton with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 59-41.
The victory got Oakley back to even at 1-1. As for Ellis, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Ellis came up short against Oakley in their previous matchup back in February, falling 56-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Plainsmen's Carsen Beal, who posted 14 points along with eight boards and six assists. Now that the Railroaders know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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