Ellinwood extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Landon Simpson. The Ellinwood Eagles blew past the Ness City Eagles 68-39 on Tuesday thanks in part to Simpson, who went 14 of 26 on his way to 36 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ellinwood's points.
When it comes to explaining why Ness City lost, don't look at Broxton Gall. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points and three steals. Gall is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Benjamin Durham was another key player, putting up eight points.
Ellinwood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Ness City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Ellinwood will take on Lyons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellinwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season. As for Ness City, they will challenge Wheatland-Grinnell at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.
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