Carlynton is on a three-game streak of home losses, Ellis a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Carlynton Cougars will be home for the holidays to greet Ellis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, things could have been worse for Carlynton, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-24 loss to Jeannette.
Meanwhile, Ellis had to suffer through a rough 57-26 loss at the hands of Clairton. While losing is never fun, Ellis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while Clairton is ranked 116th).
Carlynton now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Ellis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5.
