Eagles
| 02/14/25 vs Kinsley | 79 |
| 01/10/25 vs Chase | 78 |
| 01/28/25 vs Ness City | 68 |
| 12/10/24 @ Skyline | 67 |
| 12/20/24 vs Ellis | 65 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ellinwood). They blew past the Kinsley Coyotes 79-39 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landon Simpson was his usual excellent self, going 11-for-20 from beyond the arc to rack up 50 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ellinwood's points. Layton Wirtz was another key player, going 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points.
Ellinwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kinsley only seven assists.
Kinsley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Anthony Meza, who went 5-for-12 en route to 10 points and six rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Meza, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 15 points.
Ellinwood's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Kinsley, their defeat was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-15.
Looking ahead, Ellinwood will square off against Otis-Bison at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Ellinwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season. As for Kinsley, they have already played their next contest, a 53-30 loss against LaCrosse on the 17th.
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