Kennedy Catholic and the Ellwood City Wolverine will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-25, which was the final score in Kennedy Catholic's tilt against Mercer on Friday. The contest marked Kennedy Catholic's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 57-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clarion-Limestone.
Kennedy Catholic will need focus on slowing down Aaron Lake, one of several Ellwood City players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds. Lake is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Servick, who posted eight points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Ellwood City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive games.
This is the second loss in a row for Kennedy Catholic and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Ellwood City, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
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