The Altoona Railroaders will head out on the road to square off against the Ellsworth Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Altoona will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They skirted past Baldwin-Woodville 48-45. The 48-point effort marked the Railroaders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth hadn't done well against St. Croix Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Ellsworth managed a 47-41 victory over St. Croix Central.
Ellsworth's record is now 10-5. As for Altoona, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-8.
Altoona and Ellsworth were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but Altoona came up empty-handed after a 67-66 loss. Can Altoona avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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