Make it four blowout wins for the Ellsworth Bearcats this season. They put the hurt on LaCrosse with a sharp 58-35 win on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Ellsworth has won by exactly 23 points.
LaCrosse's loss came despite strong showings from Madison Morgan and Hannah Dellett. Morgan scored 12 points along with two steals, while Dellett scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Ellsworth's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-4. As for LaCrosse, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ellsworth will challenge Hoisington on Friday. Hopefully Hoisington focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday. LaCrosse will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Victoria at 6:30 p.m. on January 18th.