Middletown entered their game against St. Vincent de Paul on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Middletown Mustangs opened the new year with a less-than-successful 52-44 loss to the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs. Middletown was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced St. Vincent de Paul earlier this season, when they won 37-35.
Jack Ellis had a dynamite game for St. Vincent de Paul, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Ellis continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Chelew, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Middletown's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Middletown will host Lower Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown is facing Lower Lake at the right time seeing as Lower Lake is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for St. Vincent de Paul, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Elsie Allen at 7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
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