Ellinwood and Hoisington are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Ellinwood Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Hoisington Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellinwood will be strutting in after a victory while Hoisington will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Ellinwood strolled past Victoria with points to spare, taking the game 50-33. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Knights are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hoisington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 41-27 to Smoky Valley.
Hoisington's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Ellinwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Ellinwood skirted past Hoisington 50-48 when the teams last played back in January of 2021. Will Ellinwood repeat their success, or does Hoisington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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