With a playoff game on the line, the Derry Trojans rose to the challenge on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 59-40 victory over the Wolverine.
When it comes to explaining why Ellwood City lost, one person who can't be blamed is Joseph Roth. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. That was a full 57.5% of Ellwood City's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Aaron Lake was another key contributor, scoring two points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Derry has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Ellwood City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
Derry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Ellwood City also has no future games currently scheduled.
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