The Ellsworth Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Somerset Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Ellsworth was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Baldwin-Woodville. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 335th).
Meanwhile, Somerset had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 64-55.
Ellsworth's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Somerset, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Ellsworth strolled past Somerset when the teams last played back in January by a score of 72-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ellsworth since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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